Author: Othello Gooden

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Video games: Battle on a distant planet in the 22nd century

When I was a young boy, I remember a turn-based strategy game I watched my father play called “Battle Isle.” The story takes place on planet Chromos. It is a society whose technology is seemingly more advanced than modern day Earth. Much of their engineering designs included advanced robots, artificial […]

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A Student-less Government

You’ve seen the giant “Student Government” banner hanging on the second floor of Muntz. You’ve heard rumblings about student government meetings. You’ve even shared classes with some of the executive members of the Student Government, but do you know who they are, and what they do?Everyday, students sit in the […]

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McCain seizes control of Republican race

John McCain’s nomination as the Republican Party’s presidential candidate is all but official. Following a key win in Florida on January 29, earning him 57 delegates and erasing any possible contention from Rudy Giuliani, he went on to take the large majority of primary contests on Super Tuesday and beyond.As […]

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Dental Hygiene helps kids without insurance

On Friday, February 15, the RWC Dental Hygiene Program and the Cincinnati Dental Society co-sponsored an event on the RWC campus for Give Kids a Smile Day. Nearly 600 students from the Mt. Healthy and Elmwood -St. Bernard school districts were seen for x-rays and screenings in the RWC Dental […]

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Patty Bertsche Memorial Grant to be awarded

The Kenwood Woman’s Club (KWC) is offering $1,000 for the upcoming 2008-2009 school year through the Patty Bertsche Memorial Woman’s Opportunity Grant. Any woman attending RWC who lives or works in the Madeira or Indian Hill school districts or the Kenwood area and is in the process of continuing her […]

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On the Spot: Fahrenheit 451…Operation Inevitable?

I look at today’s entertainment and find mostly harmful elements within. Among those popular are scenes deep into the occult, sexually explicit, massively violent (not just killing but decapitation and other gory actions), and foul language. As this world continues, I see today’s major forms of entertainment further corrupting the […]

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Parking, Blackboard, talent show highlight Student Government agenda

The following topics were discussed at the RWC Student Government meeting held Thursday, February 14, 2008.-It is in the pipelines that Student Government might receive designated parking spaces. Student Government now has a Blackboard website; currently it is under discussion about how best to use the site. Mobile messaging from […]

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West Chester IKEA to open in March

A new IKEA store is scheduled to open in West Chester on March 12, so all you people looking for affordable home products have an opportunity to rejoice. Some of you are probably wondering, “What is an IKEA?” The answer is simple: it’s a Swedish department store specializing in affordable […]

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Super Tuesday leaves results still undecided for Democrats

As this is being written, Hillary Clinton is only a few delegates closer to the Democratic Presidential nomination than Barack Obama. After Super Tuesday, when twenty-four states held primaries, the Democratic race is still very much up for grabs and may very well go all the way to the convention.