On Saturday, October 14, the RWC Foreign Languages Department sponsored a workshop here for over 80 foreign language teachers from the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area.Dr. Sharon Watts, an adjunct professor from Creighton University and former Foreign Language/English as a Second Language Supervisor of the Omaha Public Schools, Omaha, […]
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College Relations announces staff changes
At the beginning of Autumn Quarter Mary Stagaman, Director of RWC College Relations, announced several staff changes in the College Relations Office. These changes include both new faces and promotions. Stagaman said the College Relations staff is excited and optimistic about a new school year.Debbie Miller has been promoted from […]
My World
The presidential election is looming on the horizon and also in the air are all the issues. One of the most controversial and ongoing debates is over abortion. Luckily both candidates do not have much to say about the new abortion pill because it was just approved for US use […]
Cloning Jesus
In an age when any group with any agenda can find a home on the Internet, the abundance of pleas for donations to improbable causes continues to amaze me. The “Clone Jesus” web site is an all too perfect example of such.When I first looked at the “Clone Jesus” site, […]
Letter to the editor
Dear editor:There’s a feeling of desperation in the classroom!!! The feeling culminates from week to week, and the students dread the Monday or Thursday night blues that are associated with taking beginning Spanish at Raymond Walters College (RWC). There is something going on here that students should consider inappropriate by […]
Intramural teams forming for winter leagues
Are you interested in playing volleyball or basketball this winter? The RWC intramural league is looking for men for a basketball league, and men and women for a co-ed volleyball team. The men’s basketball league will begin on January 8, with a practice night. League play will begin one week […]
Got to love those Yankees
Well, the World Series is over and the New York Yankees have won again, this time 4 games to 1 over their arch-enemy, the New York Mets. Why should you have cared about a subway series and another Yankee world championship? There are many reasons, but I will share my […]
Brendan Fraser makes a deal with the devil
The devil is out this Halloween searching for someone willing to give up his or her immortal soul for seven wishes. I’m talking about the movie Bedazzled, starring Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley.Elliott (played by Fraser) is an inept loser in love with a co-worker who doesn’t even know he […]
Feature student: More than an empty “Suit
For this issue of the Activist, all eyes are on feature student Mike Suit. Mike was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He then moved to Arlington Heights, a suburb of Chicago. He lived there for nine years before moving to Cincinnati. Mike attended Sycamore High School and graduated in 1998. […]
New Directors for Multicultural Affairs and Veteran Student Affairs
The UCBA Student Life Office welcomes two new staff members to campus this semester. David Frese is the Coordinator of the new Veteran Student Affairs Office and Corrine Witherspoon takes the reigns as the Coordinator of Multicultural Affairs. Frese assists anyone with previous military experience in transitioning into the life […]