Author: Matt Ayers

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The Internet: Such a boisterous name for an underdog

I was fully prepared to review and espouse my opinion on another facet of the Internet until those boys and their pigskin slingshots, you could call them David or the New York (football) Giants, pulled off the near-impossible at Super Bowl 42. Perhaps Douglas Adams had a hand in the […]

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Read-In kicks off African American History Month

As part of RWC observance of African American History Month, the RWC Library has a bookshelf display commemorating the 19th National African American Read-In and African American authors. On Monday, February 4, the Third and Fourth grade students of Blue Ash Elementary gathered in the Muntz Hall Lobby to help […]

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Dental Hygiene Program gives back to kids with no insurance

Kids with no dental insurance from the St. Bernard, Elmwood Place, and Mt. Healthy school districts will have a chance to get free dental screenings and x-rays on February 15, in the RWC Dental Hygiene Clinic. The Dental Hygiene Program here is co-sponsoring this act of good will along with […]

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On the Spot: Let the people decide on the minimum wage!

This is a continuation of my last On the Spot when I asked about how the minimum wage increases were in comparison to the rising price of living. Now I ask a different question: Where should the minimum wage be set to meet the needs and wants of out society? […]

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UC Men’s Hoops: Only a year away!

Save ‘Selection Sunday’ for 2009! Unless you’re looking forward to our men’s basketball team getting into the NIT (National Invitation Tournament) this year. The UC Bearcats have had a roller coaster type season. They hold a 10-12 (5-5 Big East) record, as of press time. Although they only sit 3.5 […]

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College Relations moves to Muntz

The RWC College Relations Office has moved from the House to Muntz Hall. The College Relations staff can be found in Room 255 Muntz. Headed by Ginny Hizer, the office is responsible for public relations, college marketing, community and alumni relations and development.

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UC on likely path to convert to semesters

The University of Cincinnati is seriously looking into the possibility of changing from quarters to semesters, and indications are that the change is going to happen, and soon. The task of reviewing the change has been assumed by the UC Semester Conversion Task Force, with the help of various committees. […]

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Winter enrollment both up and down

Recently released information on the official Winter Quarter enrollment data for UC colleges shows that although the actual head count student enrollment for RWC has decreased by 1.6 percent since Winter Quarter of 2007, the total credit hours enrolled has increased by 2 percent. Also the number of students returning […]

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Mardi Gras beads and student I.D.s (there’s a connection)

A plastic baby baked into a cake, authentic New Orleans music, and brightly colored purple, green, and gold decorations can only mean one thing. Mardi Gras! On Tuesday February 5, the RWC Student Life Office sponsored a Mardi Gras Commemoration for daytime and evening students. As students crowded the tables, […]

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RWC eMedia releasing works on DVDs

The RWC Electronic Media Communications Department is announcing the upcoming release of DVDs and interactive CD-ROMs that are the result of a collaborative effort by the program’s faculty and students. “Three Video Works,” produced by Michael Sanders and David Hartz, collects a series of summer projects that provided students with […]