By Christina Latham Matthew Santos, 29, has returned to Whatcom Community College this year. Once a student at Whatcom, Santos now joins the ranks as a faculty member. He became the new Student Life coordinator in early December. The Student Life coordinator position is new to Whatcom this year, and…
Whatcom alumnus Mathew Santos fills new position on campus
Chuckanut Bay Rugby prepares to tackle the season
By Jeremy Rick As the end of January nears, rugby season is right around the corner. The members of the Chuckanut Bay Rugby Club will prepare for their 2014 spring season when practices begin Feb. 4 at 8:30 p.m. on Whatcom Community College’s Orca Field. In the early 1970s a…
You are what you eat
By Jake Knight Students interested in health and nutrition can sign up for Nutrition 101 next quarter, a math-science credit class taught by Kimberly Reeves and Laurie Gill at Whatcom Community College. Nutrition 101 focuses on the effects nutrition has on the body, one’s nutritional needs, how food is digested,…
This club means business
By Caleb Remington Whatcom Community College’s largest student club is the Business Club, with 56 students in attendance at this year’s first meeting Oct. 9. The club is continuing to grow and receive applications for new members, said the club’s faculty adviser John Fasler. “We keep having to get bigger…
Whatcom Voices: Which modern object would you take back in time 1,000 years to convince people that you are a powerful wizard and why?
Whatcom Voices Which modern object would you take back in time 1,000 years to convince people that you are a powerful wizard and why? “Probably as cell phone, it has enough technology to essentially bewilder them.” “A chart of lunar eclipses, because a…
Furthering education in another nation
By Max Singer This spring quarter, Whatcom Community College’s International Programs department will be taking a trip to Prague, Czech Republic for the first time. Whatcom’s Associate Director of International Programs Ulrich Schraml said he was happy to see “lots of first-time international travelers” in the group. Schraml said…
January 28, 2014
Street Law at Whatcom Throughout winter quarter, on each Wednesday starting Jan. 29, Whatcom Student Legal Services will be providing information on civil and consumer law, debt collection practices, employment and family law, and more. Students may also be able to talk with a lawyer for free. Street Law…
January 28, 2014
Tue. Jan. 28 Central Washington University information table Laidlaw foyer, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fri. Jan. 31 Working with student success data Laidlaw 212, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. iLead Whatcom workshop Syre 216/217, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sat. Feb. 1 Basketball vs. Peninsula College Peninsula College Women’s…
January 28, 2014
By Taylor Nichols In American culture today, moments of silence are few and far between. Silence is frequently interpreted to mean nothing, when in reality it can communicate far more than words could ever express. Having nothing to say can cause people to perceive that you are dumb, rude, or…
Who stole the American Dream?
Story by Andrew Edwards “Today we are two Americas … We are divided by money and we are divided by power,” said Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hedrick Smith at a Nov. 19 lecture at Whatcom Community College. Smith, a former reporter and editor for the New York Times, came to Whatcom…