Documentaries featured at Pickford’s Doctober

Pickford Film Center and their Limelight Cinema are currently holding their 13th annual documentary film festival, Doctober. The largest of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, the festival’s showings began September 26 and will be running until November 1. Established in 1998, the non-profit organization is known for its devotion…

Photo Feature: Locally made products at Handmade Market

The handmade market is a rotating selection of local makers hosted by Goods Local Brews and Goods Nursery & Produce. Located at 2626 Northwest Ave. which is open Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm continuing through October. The handmade market intends to create relationships with the customers while offering…

Learning Commons nearly complete

High tech media center, makerspace are highlights of new building set to open in fall 2020. In 2016, Whatcom Community College announced the construction of two new buildings on campus, a learning center and on-campus student housing. Now these two projects are nearing completion. “The Phyllis and Charles Self Learning…

Photo Feature: Celebrating Sea Life at SeaFeast

Bellingham SeaFeast is an annual two-day festival on the third weekend of September at Squalicum Harbor and Zuanich Point Park. It celebrates the rich maritime culture and heritage, thriving working waterfront (including a water rescue demonstration pictured below), in addition to the enjoyment and conservation of the water resources, seafood…

Graduates say farewell to Whatcom

By Katauna Loeuy As the end of the year approaches, students are excited to move on to the next chapter of their lives, but in honor of these milestone moments, a celebration is in order. Amy Anderson, director of K-12 Partnerships, which includes Running Start, is a volunteer for the…

Sister cities come together for Ski to Sea

By Issei Tanaka Hikaru Yasuma is a Whatcom Community College student who will graduate in spring quarter 2019. Hikaru Yasuma is the president of the Japanese club. Her father Yoshihisa Yasuma came to Bellingham 26 years ago to participate in the 1993 Ski to Sea race. Yoshihisa Yasuma participated in…

Girls Go Tech offers inspiring intro to STEM

By Katauna Loeuy The Girls Go Tech organization held their annual one-day workshop, which introduces middle school girls to STEM careers. When the Perking’s non-traditional grant was awarded to this program, the Girls Go Tech event had been offered annually since 2010. The grant reaches out to underrepresented populations, making…

International Programs celebrates diversity

By Elisa Espinoza Since it was established in 1967, Whatcom Community College’s founder Harold G. Heiner had the purpose of internationalizing the school. Heiner believed that by bringing in students from different countries and cultures, the college could achieve greater institutional diversity. Today, the International Programs staff works to preserve…

Soccer season ends on high note

By Keenan Gray Whatcom Community College women’s soccer team capped off the 2018 season finishing second in the Northwest Athletic Conference North Division and clinched a playoff spot, only to lose it in the first round of the playoffs in double overtime to Tacoma Community College 3-2. The women’s soccer…

Whatcom dancers en pointe

By Sophia Crossley Whatcom Running Start students, Delci Syvertson and Henry Winslow, were featured in The Portland Ballet Spring Concert recently. Syvertson and Winslow are both from Bellingham. Syvertson began dancing at age 4 and Winslow began dancing at age 10. The choreography pieces for the evening were a tribute…