By Alex Moreno Are you sure you know the differences between a Sikh and Muslim individual and their ideologies? At the Horizon we found ourselves debating and assuming varying ideas about the Sikh religion and its members. “Nearly 60 percent of Americans admit knowing nothing at all about Sikhs,” NPR’s…
Seeking truth of the Sikh
A familiar face in a new place; interim Vice President Ed Harri
By Kai Vieira de Rosa Ed Harri, was selected Interim Vice President for Instruction on April 3, 2017 after Whatcom’s past Vice President for Instruction, Curt Freed, moved to Colorado to fill a presidency position at Morgan Community College.
Lootens headed north
By Justin Busby Daulton Lootens signed his national letter of intent on May 1 to play basketball at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks next year. Lootens will wear a University of Alaska Fairbanks Nooks basketball jersey next season after completing his second year with the Whatcom Orcas.
Whatcom students lead change in community
By Eric Hermosada The fourth annual Students Leading Change Conference (SLCC) was held on May 20 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Whatcom’s campus in the Syre Student Center Auditorium by the Social Justice, Equity, and Pluralism Committee (SoJEP).
Activities Calendar
May 10 Board of Trustees Meeting, 2 p.m. Laudlaw Boardroom #143. WCC Business Club Student Night, 6-7:30 p.m., Syre Student Center. May 11 BAS IT Networking Information session, 5:30-6:30 p.m, Baker Hal Room 113. May 15 Physical Therapist Assistant information session, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Laidlaw Center, Room 217A. May 17 Free…
Campus Briefs
May 10 – Guest Speaker: Emily Hirsch from the Natural Resource Specialist, from the Whatcom Conservation District will be discussing local river restoration and salmon population. There will be two presentations held, one from 9:30- 11 a.m. and a second from 11:30 a.m. – 12:55 p.m. in Kelly Hall, Room…
Roe promotes education in Africa
By Eric Hermosada The Roe Art Studio on Whatcom Community College campus is named after Kathryn Roe, Whatcom’s art instructor from 1971-2007. Roe is the founder and director of Anansi Education, which is a nonprofit organization that funds high school education for students in Ghana, West Africa.
Whatcom offers career advice for students
By Sophia Crossley Advising and Career Services is a resource Whatcom Community College offers for students. Ana Nicolas-Perez is one Whatcom student who has benefitted from Advising and Career Services. “Whatcom has helped me so much, I feel more prepared. I wish I had gone to a community college first,”…
Immigration rights celebration on campus
By Justin Busby Whatcom hosted a celebration of Immigration Rights free to the public in Syre Student Center on Wednesday, May 3. Syre auditorium was filled with an audience of students and many Bellingham community members eager to hear the words of Hiroshi Motomura, a professor of law at UCLA,…
Plastic patients test patience
By Sophia Crossley The patient had her eyes closed and appeared to have vomited blood. It was announced that she will be taken to the intensive care unit for her hemorrhaging. Whatcom Community College nursing instructor, Mary Lou Papich, facilitated this simulation.