Story by Ryan Tipper Big changes are in store for the Pavilion building on Whatcom Community College’s campus in the near future. Come fall 2015, many more students will be able to lace up their running shoes and fill up their water bottles all in the name of exercise when…
Pavilion Expansion Set To Open Fall 2015
Letter From The Editor
By Andrew Edwards In Whatcom County we are lucky to have access to an abundance of organic, locally grown food. You can see community gardens that feed many in Bellingham just driving through town, so it is easy to forget that most places in the United States aren’t as fortunate…
Council Notes
Digital Sign in Syre A motion was passed to spend $12,000 on a digital sign to be placed in Syre Student Center. Office Computers in Student Life A motion was passed to spend $1,024 on two new computers for the Student Life office, to accommodate new executive members on Student…
Campus Briefs
Drama production auditions The Drama Club will be hosting auditions for an upcoming production in fall quarter 2013 on Tues. June 4. Students interested in auditioning can contact the club’s advisor Gerry large by email at glarge@whatcom.ctc.edu. Spring choir concert Whatcom will host its annual Spring Concert in Heiner Theater…
Whatcom Voices: What Is Your Favorite Word And Why?
“Scrumdiddlyumptious. I love it because I am a candy addict.” -Lee Rosales, 20 “Scaffolding, because it always has been. I like the sound of it and the support it gives.” -Annie Hewlett-29 “Acquiescence. Just look at it!” -Cody Fitzgibbon, 19 “Inflammatory, it’s just stuck in my mind!” -Maria Avilaratriningtyas, 27
Athens Boys Choir
Story and Photo by Victoria Clack Harvey Katz uses a mixture of spoken word and storytelling, in his show in Hiener Theater at Whatcom Community College on May 21, to shed light on lives that rarely get airtime, as well as makes sure the multi-cultural community is properly represented at…
Put An Herb On It- Class Explores Attitudes Towards Health Across Cultures
Story and Photo by Taylor Nichols The Cross Cultural Medicine class at Whatcom Community College is sought after by students headed in a multitude of different directions. Whether students are waiting to get into the nursing program or planning to be anthropologists, they will find the topics of health care…
Northwest Ethnobotany Classes At Whatcom
Story by Rob Andrilla Anyone who was raised in the Pacific Northwest is likely aware of previous inhabitants of the region. Native American tribes lived on the coast of the Pacific for many years before Europeans arrived, and these people had a uniquely sustainable relationship with the land and plant…
Whatcom Students Break A Leg In Drama Club
Story by Rob Andrilla, Photo by Alix Le Touzé From musicals to student-directed one-act plays, Whatcom Community College’s Drama Club provides an opportunity for students interested in enjoying the theatre arts, learning what goes into producing a play, or getting their toes wet with a first acting experience. Advised by…
Summer Is A Quarter, Too
Story by Peter Stampher As the school year comes to an end for some students, others prepare to complete courses offered over the summer at Whatcom Community College. Enrollment advisors at Whatcom put on presentations in classrooms with the intent of educating students on course options available to students summer…