Author: Mike Callinan

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Books: “Sea of the Patchwork Cats” by Carlton Mellick III

Carlton Mellick III is one of the strangest, most shocking authors in existence. There is no question, nor any opinion in that statement; it’s cold, hard fact. With book titles like “Ocean of Lard,” “Sunset with a Beard,” and “Satan Burger,” you have to wonder what it is that inspires […]

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Cincinnati Native puppeteer returns to local stage

Joe Kovacs wrote and created the puppets for Aesop’s Fables, performed by the Cincinnati Children’s Theatre for RWC’s ARTrageous Saturdays series. The Puppet show includes the stories “The Tortoise and the Hare,” “The Boy who Cried Wolf,” and “The Crow and the Pitcher.” The event was on Saturday, October 21 […]

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On The Spot: Mark Foley

What do you think about the Congressional page email scandal involving Republican Senator, Mark Foley? Scott Crawford “I think that there are more important issues at hand. Like North Korea having nukes.” Tom Hanson “I don’t know about all that. Republicans are crap anyway.” Kristin Meale “I think it’s ridiculous […]

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Letter to the Editor: Clarification of building changes

Dear Activist,The recent article titled “Temporary classroom buildings raise questions among students,” by Ms. Keough, talks to the space issues the College is dealing with, including the pavilions. What was missing from the article and should have been included was information on the move of the Professional Development Center back […]

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Parking at RWC: The race for a space

When most students first start school at RWC, they’re excited to be able to sleep in, leave their house 20 minutes before class starts, and be amazingly on time. Unfortunately that big perk ended at the beginning of this Fall Quarter. If a student has class anytime from nine in […]

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Is the death penalty just?

What’s up with the death penalty in the U.S.? Some states are for it and some are against. Few states even resort to the death penalty now. But why is that? If a man kills someone, shouldn’t he be killed too? Or is it not socially correct? Or maybe just […]

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Nursing students screen elementary school children

First year Nursing students had a chance to work hands on with children at RWC’s neighboring Blue Ash Elementary School for the fifth year. The Nursing students screened about 500 children, from kindergarden through fourth grade, for vision and hearing impairments. After the screenings, the RWC students made necessary referrals […]

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Correction for Library news

A typographical error appeared in the article about the library’s new staff members in the Oct. 16 issue of the Activist. In the article, Sam Goldsberry was labeled as “he” rather than “she.” Sam is short for Samantha. We apologize for the error.

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New Art professor brings impressive background to RWC

Design major or not, everyone should stop and acknowledge new RWC faculty member, Professor Patrick Schreiber, of the Department of Art and Visual Communication. Like many students, Professor Schreiber wasn’t quite positive what his college major should be. After processing this decision, he pursued Fine Art (drawing), an area he […]

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Feature Student: Transfer student finds comfort in RWC

Ever wonder what it would have been like if you hadn’t wound up at RWC? Or wish you could have gotten into your number one choice college? Those questions are flipped in the case of transfer student Sophomore Ali Nicholas. Ali specifically chose to start classes at RWC, despite being […]