Who would have thought that cute and colorful pint of Ben & Jerry’s World’s Best Vanilla Ice Cream would include a dangerous dose of cancer-causing Dioxin wrapped in smooth, sugary bliss? This is just one of many scientific exposs you will find at JunkScience.com. Steven Milloy, an adjunct scholar at […]
Author: Suzanne Barton
Same-sex marriage ban passes
On November 2, when Americans headed to the polls, a Constitutional Amendment was on the ballot in eleven states to ban same-sex marriage. The amendments all proposed redefining marriage as between “one man and one woman.” All eleven states–including Ohio and Kentucky–passed the ban with overwhelming support. In these states, […]
RWC student leaders receive All-Star honors
The National Association for Campus Activities Mid-America Regional conference bestowed All-Star delegation honors on a delegation of RWC student leaders, including Michelle Nguyen, Melissa Patrick, Rachel Lake, Jeff Williams, Afshin Taleghani, Leanne Schwartz, Stephanie Jetter, Russell Ridenour, and Kristen Wietmarschen.
College Relations gets three awards
RWC College Relations staff members won three Medallion awards at the recent regional conference of the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations. The award winners included Kelly Lucyszyn, graphic design interns Brian Morath and Michelle Gibson (2004 graduates of the RWC Art and Visual Communication program), and the RWC […]
Sue Sipple gets national awards
If after winning the National Association of Developmental Education Anne Ferguson Award RWC English Professor Sue Sipple was walking on the clouds, then she must be roping the moon after receiving the award for Outstanding Research and Publication. Professor Sipple was honored at a conference this month for her innovative […]
letter To Dean
In a past issue of the activist, I posted an article about our Dean, Doleres Straker and her inspirational approach through her battle with Breast Cancer. I achknowledged her approachable persona and how even in her busy work enviorment, still had time to sit down and talk me. To much […]
Iraq as you never would have thought
The United States has made a well known statement that Iraq needs to have a democratic government. But how do you change an entire nation that has lived the same way for centuries? The Middle East has been warring for centuries over every issue that comes up. At the same […]
Enjoy the holidays (don’t be afraid to indulge)
Everyone knows that around the holidays, we tend to eat a little bit more than we usually do the rest of the year, which means that we are more liable to be putting on the extra pounds. So how do we enjoy ourselves throughout the holiday season and maintain our […]
Working for our children’s future
This months feature student is Katie Clark. This is Katie’s first year at RWC. She is currently a full-time student majoring in Early Childhood Education. Katie recently graduated from Little Miami High School in Morrow, Ohio, and is commuting back and forth from school to home. What makes Katie our […]
SAC selling Honey Baked ham and turkey
The Student Activities Committee (SAC) is very excited about upcoming holiday events and is hoping that RWC students will quickly get involved. The Honey Baked Ham Sale is officially underway, and SAC is hoping for a big turn out this year. SAC is selling hams and turkeys through Thanksgiving and […]