November 24, 2009 ,
Volume 79- Issue 11 :' "
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The Student Voice of Bellevue College
BC clubs drives .in charity
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News Briefs
Meredith Bernberg
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Charity is derived from the Latin
word "caritas," and can include anything
from donating money to donating time.
The Black Student Union (BSU), in
collaboration with the Middle Eastern club
and the Single Parent Club, organized a
clothing drive for the less fortunate.
"We wanted to do something that
was attainable. We wanted to make sure
that we could get it done and we felt that
if we did a clothing drive, that means the
whole school tan get involved as opposed
to something else where it was just us
[BSU]," said Director of the Black Student
Union, Shellton Barnes.
The various new and gently used
articles of clothing will either be donated
to the Union Gospel Mission of Seattle or
the Damascus Baptist Church.
There are red bins located all around
Bellevue College's campus, including
Student Programs, the Business building,
Student Services, and Financial Aid,
where clothes can be donated. The only
requirement is that the clothes should be
clean before they are donated.
Clothing drives are very popular
charity events because they are fairly easy
to organize and more people are able to
participate, whetlaer it is by giving their
time or donating their old clothes.
They are also considered more
" 'S
to get their hand in
terms of helping people in the community."
Shellton Barnes
Director of the BSU
personal
because
many
people are
donating
things that
they have
already
Illustration courtesy of ]ordan Payseno
wom, as opposed to simply writing a
check.
People also like to know where their
donation is going and how it will directly
help someone in the community.
Thousands of charities have been
established over the years, usually by
)) see Clothes Drive, page 3
Transgender Day of
Remembrance
Last Friday, Nov.
20, was the llth annual
Transgender Day of
Remembrance.
According to http://
www.rememberingourdead.
org/day/what.html, "The Transgender
Day of Remembrance was set aside to
memorialize those who were killed due to
anti-transgender hatred or prejudice."
In 2009, there have been I01 deaths
related to transgender hate crimes.
An exhibit to commemorate those
who have been killed is on display in the C
building lobby.
CCBA'Scholarship
D The community
College Baccalaureate
Association (CCBA)
has announced its 2010
Student Essay Contest.
[n essay contest
winner will receive $1,000 along with
an all-expense paid trip to Baltimore,
Maryland for the 10th annual CCBA
conference from March 26 to 28.
The Associated Student Government
(ASG) of the contest winner's school will
receive $1,000 as well.
The essay topic is, "why obtaining a
four-year degree on my community college
campus would be important to me."
Each contestant may submit only one
essay, with a minimum word count between
400 words and of 500 words.
The deadline is Feb. 5, 2010, and
essays must be submitted to BHagan7@
4 aol.com.
Directions
ITT hosts a holiday feast
Photo courtesy of Cindy Boekhoff
The International Talk Time club hosts a Thanksgiving dinner for International
students every year.
Maida Suljevic
NEWS EDITOR
Traditionally, Thanksgiving
is a day tO gather around the
television set, watch football or
the Macy's Parade; gorge yourself
with turkey, mashed potatoes, and
pumpkin pie; and spend time with
family and friends.
Thanksgiving became a
federal holiday in 1941, but has
been celebrated in the United
States since 1863.
Thanksgiving is the only day
of the year when you're blatantly
reminded to give gratitude for all
of the things you have in life.
International Tea Time (ITT)
at Bellevue College is getting in
the holiday spirit once again.
The club hosted their
annual Thanksgiving dinner for
International students last Sunday,
November 22 at 4:00pm, in Naomi
Wong's home in Kent. W o n g
is a student leader and represents
>\> see ITT, page 2
On Dec. 5 and 6,
in the Stop Gap Theatre,
BC will hold its annual
of short
plays, written and
directed by BC students.
Each short play lasts approximately
ten minutes.
Tickets will be available at the door
for $5.
Jazz Presentation
The students
of Music 106 B and
BCJazz Band 2 are
performing in E 129 on
Nov. 30.
The students will present music
by the influential Miles Davis. The show
is free.
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