by Isabel Loos At this point in the school year, most students are counting down the days left until summer. For Bob Riesenberg, June will not only bring the end of the school year but also the end of his career. After 23 years at Whatcom Community College as a…
Bob Riesenberg announces retirement
Expression without borders
International art exhibit shown at WWU by Maddy Tanis The visual arts are generally seen as being created by a lone artist inspired by their own experiences, however “Crossover/Cruce de Vias” is a different story.
Hey Fairhaven, who’s your daddy?
Hundreds gathered at Village Green Sunday Apr. 26 to celebrate and honor Historic Fairhaven’s founding father, Dirty Dan Harris. This year’s 13th annual Dirty Dan Harris Festival included a wide variety of local food and merchandise vendors, competitions, Dirty Dan lookalikes, live music, a beer garden, and a chili cook-off. …
‘Small studio, big sound’
Local musician helps students record music at a lowered price by Tyler Bergen Joe Douglas, 25, is the man behind Big Hare Studios. Big Hare is a recording studio Douglas uses to help artists record their music. Over the last 8 years, the Fairhaven based studio has helped friends, bands…
Barry Maxwell, the poli-sci guy
by Tyler Bergen Barry Maxwell, 59, teaches political science, economics and history classes at Whatcom Community College. Known by one of his colleagues as the “godfather of sustainability,” he even designed a course called The Science, Economics and Politics of Sustainable Resource Use. Maxwell has been a full-time instructor since…
Gamer’s Corner: League of Legends
by Teal Hudson and Tyler Bergen Teal’s rating: five stars Role Playing Games (R.P.G.s) have been popular for years. The first notable R.P.G. can be traced back to 1974 with the creation of Dungeons and Dragons, the famous tabletop fantasy game that is going strong to this day (it’s fun,…
Performances from around the world
by Alex Martinez Whatcom’s annual International Night, held Feb. 26, was a chance for students from many different countries to represent their cultures by dancing, singing, and participating in a fashion show to show the traditional clothes of their home countries.
If you could be any rapper, dead or alive, who would you be and why?
Letter From the Editor
by Taylor Nichols As a member of the young adults of the American middle class, I believe the youth of the U.S. has a significantly weaker work ethic than those who came before us.
Picture Yourself in a Turban
Colorful red, orange and yellow turbans peppered the campus on March 10 for Turban Awareness Day. Members of the Sikh Motorcycle Club helped students tie turbans on their heads. A presentation was given on common misconceptions about cultures that wear turbans, and Taste of India provided traditional Indian food. The…