By Isabel Loos Whether you are a welding professional or know absolutely nothing about the industry, the Welding Rodeo has something for everyone. The two-day community event held May 15 and 16 at Bellingham Technical College includes a sculpture competition, a skills challenge, booths to browse representing companies in the…
Metal and sparks: welding as an art form
Students learn STEM skills through bottle rockets
by Isabel Loos Nobody ever could have guessed that Northwest Indian College, a tiny two-year college that doesn’t even have an engineering program, would have a nationally recognized rocket club achieving goals that many schools could never dream of.
Activities calendar, May 26
May 27 WWU Woodring College of Education info session Syre 104 1-2 p.m. Medical assisting info session Laidlaw 127 3:30-5 p.m.
Horoscope, May 26
by Taylor Nichols Aries (March 21-April 19): The upcoming month will have you feeling strong and successful and able to tackle the world, Aries. Put those problem solving skills to use and you will reap the benefits. Taurus (April 20-May 20): You’ll soon be rolling in the benjamins, Taurus. Party…
Student Senate Notes, April 23
Meetings take place every other Thursday in Syre 216/217 at 3 p.m. and are open to the public. The Students Leading Change conference is coming up on May 30 Students raised concerns that Cascade is not very wheelchair accessible. Whatcom’s Director of Facilities may be contacted. Students raised concerns that…
April 28, 2015
Global Panel Event: World Impacts and Solutions to Climate Change A presentation held by Eli Loomis will cover recent developments of climate change throughout the world on Wednesday, May 13. Following the presentation will be an international student panel discussing impacts and solutions of climate change in their home countries.The…
Student Life searches for 23 new employees
Student Senate members meet every other Thursday to discuss issues on campus, such as funding student trips to conferences, granting clubs and organizations funds, and establishing gender-neutral bathrooms on campus. Photo by Meg Jackson.[/caption] The Student Life Office at Whatcom Community College is in search of qualified students to fill…
Saving Whatcom one tree at a time
Community members and students celebrate Earth Day by Tyler Bergen Each year, groups all over the world organize events to celebrate annual Earth Day, April 22. The Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) in collaboration with other local groups organized a community clean-up project along Terrell Creek, located on the British…
Whatcom’s welcome back fair kicks off spring quarter
by Taylor Nichols Each quarter clubs and organizations around campus gather to celebrate the beginning of the new quarter. Whatcom’s spring welcome back fair included activities such as table-top tennis and badminton (left), and featured clubs such as the Indonesia Club, the Music Club (below), the Student Nurses of Whatcom…
Letter from the Editor
by Calvin Schoneck How many people can look back at their time at community college and honestly say that it was instrumental to their success or even what made them who they are? Is community college really a place for people to learn? Or is it just a place for…