ASWCC President reflects on final term

By Simon Thomas Jarrett Martin has attended Whatcom Community College for the past four years and has been the Associated Students of Whatcom Community College (ASWCC) president for the last year. Martin originally came to Washington from Arkansas to attend Digipen Institute of Technology, a private college in Redmond, Washington,…

Bellingham racing for another Ski to Sea

by Kai Vieira da Rosa Whatcom Events and the Whatcom County Chamber of Commerce hosted the 44th annual Ski to Sea Race and Blossomtime Parade. Whatcom President Kathi Hiyane-Brown was selected to lead the floats as the Grand Marshal for the Blossomtime Parade at the annual Ski to Sea event.

A familiar face in a new place; interim Vice President Ed Harri

By Kai Vieira de Rosa Ed Harri, was selected Interim Vice President for Instruction on April 3, 2017 after Whatcom’s past Vice President for Instruction, Curt Freed, moved to Colorado to fill a presidency position at Morgan Community College.

Roe promotes education in Africa

By Eric Hermosada The Roe Art Studio on Whatcom Community College campus is named after Kathryn Roe, Whatcom’s art instructor from 1971-2007. Roe is the founder and director of Anansi Education, which is a nonprofit organization that funds high school education for students in Ghana, West Africa.

Whatcom is cooking up change in campus dining

By Kai Vieira da Rosa Whatcom Community College closed the proposal window for a new contract with on-campus food services on Friday, May 5. Whatcom Community College put out a Request for Proposals (RFP) on April 10, 2017. A RFP is used in instances in which a need for a…

Whatcom names it’s first ever “Most Talented”

By Kai Vieira da Rosa The results are in, Jennifer Contreras is Whatcom’s most talented! On May 5, 2017 Contreras performed “Toxic” by Britney Spears and took home first place and a prize worth $500. Five performances took place that night in the Heiner Theater on the Whatcom Community College…

Bellingham hosts their first women’s film festival

By Simon Thomas Bellingham hosted the first ever CASCADIA Women’s Film Festival at the Pickford Film Center, Mt. Baker Theater, and Western Washington University from April 19-23. The festival booked 24 films to be shown across Bellingham, all of which were directed by women.

Gov. Inslee speaks at Energy Symposium

By Simon Thomas Western Washington University hosted an Energy Symposium where Gov. Jay Inslee gave a speech about regulating pollution, developing new ways to create and store renewable energy and his goals for the future of transportation in Washington. In attendance, were representatives from Boeing, Alaska Airlines, PACCAR, and other…

Soccer team brings in new players

By Justin Busby Head Coach Mary Schroeder announced Thursday, April 13 that letters of intent had been signed by Ferndale forward JazLynn Ahrens, Squalicom midfielder Payton Fowler, Bellingham forward Kayla Heidenreich, and Meridian’s pair of forwards Payton Lunde and Micaela Pimento, along with Columbia River midfielder Alexis Detling from Vancouver,…