By: Jamie Leigh Broten former Whatcom Community College student Christen Mattix, 36, has spent the last three years knitting a rope of yarn from 16th Street and Taylor Avenue to Bellingham Bay, a project she calls “For Longing.” “I started the project May 1, 2012 and I thought it would…
Knitting to the sea
Artificial intelligence and the demise of humanity
By: Jeremy Rick The technological behemoth known as Google is attempting to create artificial intelligence, which director of engineering Ray Kurzweil believes could be a means to immortality. And this isn’t just a science-fiction pipe dream of a far-distant future. But it might be a dangerous distortion of how we…
Mean green algae machine
By: Tyler Kirk In the coming months, Whatcom Community College’s Engineering Club will bring the Bellingham area one step closer to more efficient and sustainable living with their newest endeavor, an algae bioreactor. The Engineering Club was recently granted nearly $5,000 from the Associated Students of Whatcom Community College (ASWCC)…
Off the beaten path: Whatcom offers hiking and tai chi classes
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…
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…