The Running Start Department jumped into the Halloween spirit with a Fall Social event put on for the benefit of fresh Running Start students.

Everyone was invited to fall down the rabbit hole together and join in the festivities. Held on Oct. 28 in Building 8, this year’s theme: A Mad Hatter Tea Party.

Machine learning, or AI, used in the field of medical research has helped advance several frontiers. Predictive analytics for disease prevention, diagnostics and medical imaging, along with drug discovery are among the many promising areas of application for these new AI tools. 

Some people may take it as a comfort that this technology is being used for good, while others may find it disconcerting. A 57% majority of Americans say AI is bad for society. Without federal regulation on AI it continues to develop, and is being integrated into most other technologies, regardless of the public’s opinion toward it.

Doctor Strange Love meets Wes Anderson in this cautionary tale on climate change and unregulated greed. Tom Cruise is transformed from his iconic action hero character into a satirical amalgamation of out of touch and corrupt billionaires in“Digger”, Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) recent $125 million dollar box office bust. 

After an advertising run that left audiences asking, “What is that movie even about?” Upon release it has been met with mixed love and hate from critics and audiences alike.

You should watch it.

Droves of students wandered through the center corridor of tables putting out feelers, while flanking club representatives from behind their tables and posters, sounded their pitches during the 2026 Clubs Fair that took place in Building 8 during opening week.

From informed career growth to the celebration of one’s culture, joining a club at Highline College offers many advantages. Running Start Club, Badminton Club, Minecraft Club and Business Club, to name a few, were among the many trumpeting their boons at the fair.

As a brand new student to Highline, and to higher education as a whole, I was unaware of what to expect from my first days on campus. I had arrived very excited for my first college experience, a place where so many eager minds will cross in front of me, all sharing a value for learning. 

I could feel the extra adrenaline pumping and the franticness of some of my thoughts: “Where am I going? Am I smart enough to do this? Am I going to freak out? Am I too old? Why is there the biggest pile of dirt I’ve ever seen, towering in the middle of campus!?”