Soon, the RWC Electronic Media Program will soon be releasing a DVD titled “Dark Fire.” The Video Production I class along with staff from the Electronic Media department shot the video and did preliminary editing at the end of Autumn Quarter as the final group project.The group filmed four songs […]
Author: Russell Ridenour
College Study Skills offered for summer
For the first time, College Study Skills will have two class offerings in the summer.College Study Skills is designed to promote success in college. The class teaches study skills in note taking, time management, test taking, and even class etiquette, among other things. As part of the course, students participate […]
Study abroad expanding next year
RWC study abroad programs continue to evolve. In the summer of 2007, no less than four different study abroad opportunities will be available to students with the urge for adventure. One will be a totally new course, “History of Psychology,” which will include one week of travel in various parts […]
Mastering Sentence Skills offered in fall
Mastering Sentence Skills, taught by Professor Barbara Hansen, will be offered once again in the fall to RWC students. Hansen says the course is designed to help students write clear, effective sentences. “This is an effective class for students who have attempted Business English, Preparatory English, or English Composition 101, […]
Internet Review: FitDay, a site to live by
The site I am going to talk about this issue is www.fitday.com. I have been on this site for about eight months now, and I am addicted to it. I am a fitness and health freak to begin with, so when I found a web site that replaced all my […]
“Dear Dee Dee”: Dee Dee says farewell
Well, well, well, sadly, the end is finally here. Since this will be my last “Dear Dee Dee” for the Activist, I thought I should end it with a big bang. From the first issue, my back page hugging column has stirred up much controversy, starting with the “pious bisexual.” […]
Movie Review: The evil of plucking out eyes
Whatever you do, don’t say the date May 19. Oh man! I typed it! Now WWE Superstar Kane is going to come pluck my eyes out! That was just what “See No Evil” was about–a psycho killer at a hotel plucking out people’s eyes. This is the first production by […]
“Watchers” by Dean Koontz: strange but amazing
Recently, I joined a book club with some old friends. The first book we read as a group was “Watchers,” by Dean Koontz. This book was definitely amazing, but also very hard to review. Nevertheless, I really wanted to get this title out there, because I could not put it […]
Movies: The top ten sequels plus a ten word review of MI: 3
As I completed my summer movie preview in the last edition of the Activist, I noticed that a whole lot of sequels are coming out this summer. “Mission Impossible,” “Clerks,” “X-Men,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “The Fast and the Furious,” and “Superman” all have additions to their respective canons coming […]
Pistons make it four in a row
The Detroit Pistons are the NBA Eastern Conference champions for the fourth year in a row, after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the seventh game of their divisional playoff series, 79-61. Tayshaun Prince led the Pistons with 20 of the 79 points in the final game. Game Seven started out […]