Dear Editor:This letter is in response to the opinion piece in the October 29, 2007 issue of the Activist entitled “Professor Michael Sanders: not guilty.” Although the author is entitled to her opinion, there are many inaccuracies in the “facts” as they have been printed. We are professional staff in […]
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My World: RWC as a springboard
When I was in high school I screwed around with my classes. I never took them seriously because I never took my future seriously. When I first heard about college, my attitude was pretty much close to “What is that?” Many students like me are now at Raymond Walters College. […]
Mock prison riot a great learning experince
On Thursday, October 8, 2007, a group of about thirty RWC criminal justice students went to the Lebanon Correctional Facility in Ohio to learn the ins and outs of a real prison riot. They personally portrayed the inmates while the professors observed.Professor Joe Zurad teaches here at RWC and also […]
RWC’s Website to be updated
Recently the University of Raymond Walters has made many changes to the university’s website. The first change is the homepage, which Michael Ziepfel and Mandy Thoman have vastly changed the outlook and feel of the new homepage. The new homepage will also incorporate departmental home and secondary pages. There are […]
Correction: Outreach and Continuing Education courses are for credit
In the November 14, 2007 edition of The Activist, we incorrectly referred to three courses to be offered during Winter Quarter by the RWC Office of Outreach and Continuing Education as being non-credit courses. In fact, all three courses are “credit” courses. We regret the error.
Library adds staff member and discontinues online chat service
There is a new staff member in the RWC Library, Tamra Manger. She is responsible for both traditional reserves and electronic reserves in addition to regular service at the Circulation Desk. She has shared her services in school libraries and, according to RWC Librarian Heather Maloney, brings much knowledge and […]
Building and Grounds Committee to explore parking and smoking issues
RWC has been changing over the past couple years, with updates to the buildings, new furniture around campus, and many other changes to the look and feel of the campus. Recently the RWC Building and Grounds Committee, composed of faculty, staff, and students, reviewed and discussed many different plans and […]
Phi Theta Kappa establishes Operation Green
Phi Theta Kappa is an international Honor Society for the two year college. It has many local chapters within colleges. Every three years they choose a service project to sponsor. Currently, the topic is Operation Green: Improving Our Communities. The goal is to focus our attention on the environment by […]
Fingerhut reveals first goal of 10-Year Plan
Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut has revealed the first goal of his 10-Year Plan for Higher Education in Ohio. Fingerhut recently stated that he would release each primary goal along with the measurements that have been proposed to review the success of the University System of Ohio. On […]
College football: Another great year, another lost champion
It has been the greatest year in college football we have ever seen. We’ve witnessed a division I-AA team pull off possibly the greatest upset in sports history, seven teams ranked No. 1 or No. 2 being upset by teams who were unranked at the time, and our very own […]