By: Max Singer Community College offers several physical education courses that differ from typical P.E. classes, including tai chi, hiking and yoga. These courses provide students the opportunity to learn about interesting forms of physical activity that they are less likely to have encountered before. Tai chi is a…
Off the beaten path: Whatcom offers hiking and tai chi classes
Introducing Whatcom women’s new soccer coach
By: Kelly Rockey College women’s soccer team will have a new leader on the sidelines for the 2014 season. Mary Schroeder, 34, will be replacing former head coach Claire Morgan for the Orcas after Morgan recently accepted an assistant coaching position at Western Washington University. “What excites me most…
Campus CSA program takes root
By Anne Elliott For the third year in a row, students at Whatcom Community College have the opportunity to receive fresh organic produce for a lower overall price, straight from the farm it was grown on. This opportunity is available through the program Workplace CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). In CSA…
Workshops introduce middle schoolers to new career paths
By Christina Latham Whatcom Community College is offering a chance for middle school students to explore non-traditional career paths for their future. The “Guys & Guts” and “Girls Go Tech” workshops, aimed towards youth ages 11 to 14, are all-day workshops held by the college to introduce male youth to…
Theater Review: “The Lion King”
By Christina Latham One of my musical dreams came true on March 13. I finally was able to go see Disney’s “The Lion King” on stage! Taking an organized trip by Whatcom Community College’s Student Life, I was able to have transportation and my ticket for only $25. I knew…
“Leader” is just a label
By Greg Lane What’s a leader without followers? In high school when I came home and told my mom I wasn’t a leader, she flat-out refused to believe me and did everything she could to convince me otherwise. Later I would learn that I had no idea what…
Technological literacy key to reducing partisanship
by Jeremy Rick In his 1973 novel “Breakfast of Champions,” the late American author Kurt Vonnegut said, “Ideas on Earth were badges of friendship or enmity. Their content did not matter. Friends agreed with friends, in order to express friendliness. Enemies disagreed with enemies, in order to express enmity. Nothing…
Comic: Marine Biology
College publication features creative and academic student work
By Anne Elliott “The Noisy Water Review,” an annual publication of Whatcom Community College students’ academic and creative works, is currently accepting pieces from students who wish to submit any form of academic or creative writing, visual art, or music. “The deadline is May 9, but we’d love to see…
The rockin’ role of music in society
By Zach Barlow Edward Chatterton, 62, got his master’s degree in history at Western Washington University and is now a history instructor at Whatcom Community College. What separates Chatterton from most other teachers, however, are not the steps he took to get to where he is. Chatterton’s uniqueness lies in…