Hiring Managing Editor for Winter and Spring Quarters 2024

The Horizon is losing our intrepid fall quarter Managing Editor, Mattie Sickafoose, as she transfers to WWU to continue her higher education. Congratulations, Mattie; we will miss you! This also means we are looking to hire a current WCC student for the position of Managing Editor during the Winter and…

Writing Center Offers Two New Workshops

Whatcom Community College’s Writing Center, located in the Learning Commons, is hosting two new workshops to help students with their needs when it comes to the transfer process and the scholarship applications – workshops they hope to consistently offer in the future as well. With WCC only offering a few…

An Interview with SIC Associate Director, Okazaki

Fostering Inclusivity and Community Whatcom Community College’s Simpson Intercultural Center (SIC) serves as an inclusive hub, promoting diversity and unity within the campus community. With a focus on providing a welcoming space for all backgrounds, the SIC plays a focal role in students’ lives. Associative Director Yusuke Okazaki described the…

On Campus Activities

After a year of being almost exclusively online, Whatcom Community College’s campus is starting to open again for spring quarter. While classes are still online, study pods have begun to open up at the new Phyllis and Charles Self Learning Commons and the Orca Food Pantry has reopened.

Orca sports have historical roots at WCC

by Justin Busby Before 1995, athletes attending Whatcom Community College either had to play for other colleges or not play at all. That changed when basketball became the first sport to represent Whatcom in the Northwest Athletic Conference. In anticipation of adding sports to the curriculum, a $3.3 million pavilion…

New marine biology class makes a splash

By Craig Gabrielson Marine biology is making its debut this spring quarter at Whatcom. Biology 159 studies basic biological principles applied to the marine environment, according to the course description on Whatcom’s website. In the past, Whatcom offered Biology 130, a three-credit course titled, Intertidal Marine Ecology.

‘Whatcom Listens’ to all student voices

By Naira Gonzales Aranda With mixed emotions running high on the week of inaguration, students gathered informally to express their concerns. Whatcom Community College’s office of students organized a meeting earlier this month called “Whatcom Listens” which both students, and staff. Everyone there got a chance to express what was…