Horizon
Letter from the Editor
by Matt Benoit
Now
that Thanksgiving is over with, and you’ve hopefully all recovered from stuffing yourself so full that you’re still too frightened to step on a scale, it’s officially the holiday season. This means that most every business and citizen has now gone full-bore into Christmas mode, with trees, wreaths, poinsettias, icicle lights—you name it. Most food and drink commercially available is now either peppermint or egg nog-flavored. For most department and grocery stores, the holiday season usually means playing Christmas music (and nothing but Christmas music) non-stop until December 26. And I hate it. Don’t get me wrong; I love “White Christmas” just as much as the next guy. But there is a limit to how much I can tolerate. For instance, if I were working
long shifts at a department store, and I had just heard “Feliz Navidad” for the twenty-seventh time that week, I would snap like a brittle candy cane and wind up committing some terribly violent act upon whatever Christmas display was nearby. As a result, you’d probably see a headline in the Bellingham Herald the next day reading something like this: “LOCAL DEPT. STORE EMPLOYEE BEATS FROSTY THE SNOWMAN TO DEATH.” Of course, besides the holidays, we have the end of the quarter, and thus finals, approaching like a really bad simile that I’m currently unable to come up with. Anyway, I want to wish all of you the best of luck on your finals—just study hard and you’ll do fine. In closing, I want to thank anyone who took the time to pick up a copy of the paper or check out the Horizon Web site this quarter, as well as anyone who gave us feedback (good or bad) on our efforts. We truly appreciate it, as it is this which makes all our hard work and efforts worthwhile. Finally, if you still need an extra class next quarter and are interested in writing or journalism, then consider joining the Horizon staff (trust me, we’ve got room). It is an enriching experience. I wish you all the very best holiday season. See you next quarter (not to mention next year and decade), Whatcom!
Activities Calendar Wed. Dec. 2
Staff Writers Matt Benoit, Jorge Cantu, Jessica Daniel, Emily Huntington Guest Writer: Kelly Sullivan
Wed. Dec. 9
Massage practitioner info session LDC 203, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 2 Medical programs info session
RN nursing info session LDC 203, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday Dec. 10 Last day of fall quarter!
Sat. Dec. 12
LDC 203, 2 to 3 p.m.
Monday Dec. 7 Physical therapist assistant info session LDC 203, 2 to 3 p.m.
Women’s basketball vs Treasure Valley Pavilion, 2 p.m. Men’s game, vs Centralia, starts at 6 p.m.
Monday Jan. 4 First day of Winter Quarter!
Council Notes Drama fund request The Drama department has requested $500 in order to fund and put on a musical in the spring quarter. The musical would include various types of dances and styles, and would be a collaborative effort between different clubs.
Council Jackets
The motion for the student council to have custom-made WCC jackets has been passed. The motion called for costs not to exceed $250, and to obtain jackets for all members of the student council.
Horizon Editor In Chief : Matt Benoit Production Design Editor : Emily Huntington Online Editor: Rachel Elizabeth Brown Advertising Manager : Daniel Schober Proofreader: Carol Hogan Adviser : Toby Sonneman
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MLK Day Service Project The student council has proposed a community service project. The project will be run through Habitat for Humanity, and will involve working on homes to help reconstruct them for people. It will take place on January 18. The council is encouraging student involvement from anybody on campus willing to help and join.
Art Awareness and Table Tennis Clubs recognized The art awareness club is now an official club of Whatcom Community College. The table tennis club is also official. Meeting dates and times are to be determined.
FALL 2009
The Horizon
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