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…
Saving Whatcom one tree at a time
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…
May Horoscopes
by Gena Wynkoop Aries (March 21-April 19): No one can make the earth move like an Aries, and now you’re especially tuned into your personal drive. Even if you’re working a 9-to-5, you find a way to put your individual stamp on all that you do.
Gamer’s Corner: The Elderscrolls V: Skyrim
by Calvin Schoneck and Tyler Bergen Calvin’s rating: five stars The Elderscrolls is one of video-gaming’s most beloved franchises, and now that we find ourselves in the era of the fifth scroll, its fan-base is stronger than ever. Skyrim is hands down one of the best games ever made, I…
Bob Riesenberg announces retirement
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…
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…