By Meg Jackson Every year, several opportunities are available for Whatcom Community College students to study abroad. For the first time, Whatcom is offering a trip to Berlin, Germany for spring quarter 2016.
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Scotland’s Highlands brought to the ‘Ham
Photos and story by Meg Jackson Whether or not you’re of Scottish heritage, everyone was welcome at this year’s Bellingham Scottish Highland Games to enjoy live Celtic music, camel rides, food and merchandise vendors, and to watch the heavy athletics competitions. The festival takes place at Hovander Homestead Park in…
What are you most excited for this summer?
No snow? No problem.
by Meg Jackson Even with no snow on the course, nothing could have prevented Bellinghamsters from celebrating the 2015 Ski to Sea relay race over Memorial Day weekend. The race became a tradition in 1973 and now attracts competitors from all over the world. This year’s race consisted of two…
What’s your favorite thing to do on a sunny day?
Metal and sparks: welding as an art form
By Isabel Loos Whether you are a welding professional or know absolutely nothing about the industry, the Welding Rodeo has something for everyone. The two-day community event held May 15 and 16 at Bellingham Technical College includes a sculpture competition, a skills challenge, booths to browse representing companies in the…
Students learn STEM skills through bottle rockets
by Isabel Loos Nobody ever could have guessed that Northwest Indian College, a tiny two-year college that doesn’t even have an engineering program, would have a nationally recognized rocket club achieving goals that many schools could never dream of.
Student Life searches for 23 new employees
Student Senate members meet every other Thursday to discuss issues on campus, such as funding student trips to conferences, granting clubs and organizations funds, and establishing gender-neutral bathrooms on campus. Photo by Meg Jackson.[/caption] The Student Life Office at Whatcom Community College is in search of qualified students to fill…
Saving Whatcom one tree at a time
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…
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…