Vital Nature: Pollution, otters and whales
Since the “save the whales” movement popularized and trending onwards from around the ‘70s, a large chunk of environmental attention has been paid to both marine and fresh water creatures. […]
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Depression in college needs more attention
Winter quarter has always felt like the longest quarter I’ve ever taken. Even in high school, it just felt like an endless cycle of going to school and going to […]
Getting the “college experience” at BC
When I ask older generations about what made their college experiences so great, the nearly unanimous consensus is always something about the community and intellectual immersion they went through during […]
Mathematics and critical thinking
The more classes I take in the social sciences or the humanities, the more I hear the term “critical thinking” being thrown around. A lot of educators seem to harp […]
Remember, the medium is the message
The student rally at Olympia last week was great. We all met with legislators and their assistants and appeared to make generally positive impressions. They seemed to agree with us […]
Overpriced and overrated: Learning without textbooks
Four hundred dollars goes a long way if you’re a college student. I slipped into an experiment in my own education last quarter by forgetting to buy my course textbooks […]
Air on, bretheren: Why vaping is the way to go
I was walking down the street in Seattle last week when I saw a man approaching, his hand raised near his mouth and the glint of a small silver tube […]
The Weekly World: Haunting silence about Lars Hedegaard is a problem
Sometime in the early afternoon on Feb. 5, a foreign-looking man in his 20s, dressed as a postal deliveryman, rung the doorbell of 70-year-old Lars Hedegaard, a conservative Danish journalist […]
Rising tuition
When it comes to spending money, I’m pretty sure everybody can agree that the less that is coming out of your pocket, the better. I couldn’t agree more. I’m always […]
Doing our part to fight eating disorders
February is National Eating Disorder Awareness month. According to the National Eating Disorder Association, one out of every five women suffers from disordered eating or an eating disorder. Like many […]
The Weekly World: Ratzinger’s retirement
Rumors run rampant about the resignation of the recent pope, Mr. Joseph Ratzinger, aka Benedict XVI. Since he hasn’t officially stepped down yet—it’s more like a papal two-weeks notice, not […]
Vital Nature: Caffeine and Aspartame
It’s no shock that of today’s non-sugar sweeteners, aspartame claims approximately 50% of all sales by United States consumers. Aspartame is roughly 200 times sweeter than conventional sugar thus providing […]
Unprotected they stand: The problem with VAWA
Loopholes belong in business, not in matters of safety. Imagine this: you are a Native American woman married to a White man. You mutually decide to build a life together […]
The privilege of calling out “male privilege”
If you are reading this article before 12:30 p.m., you can attend a lecture right here at Bellevue College in D-106 today about the pervasiveness of a somewhat ambiguous blight […]
The Asian big brother: North Korea
North Korea may just be one of the worst places to live in the entire world. Known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea by the people of the country, […]
Are violent video games really so bad?
The question, “are violent video games bad for people?” has been very active for the past few years. People have linked these game behaviors to a rise of aggression, lack […]
Vital Nature: Recycling potable water
As modern advancements and evolution in technology and engineering rise, the practice of direct water recycling and treatment processes becomes all the more real. Today, water treatment has become increasingly […]
“Less than traditional” does not mean “rapist”
In previous and recent issues of The Watchdog, topics regarding the LGBTQ Resource Center and the queer community on Bellevue College’s campus have been covered, reported on and eventually discussed […]
The Weekly World: Internet Regulations
“The Internet is quite simply under assault,” was the way Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell put the situation last month. As early as last February, McDowell had been warning […]
Personal safety first on Valentine’s Day
In a relatively safe and affluent area like Bellevue, it is easy for students to forget scary numbers.For example, in 2011 there were on average more than 392 violent crimes […]