On February 4, RWC hosted the annual National Registry Practical Skills examination for the Emergency Medical Services Program. At the event, nearly 30 students from around the U.S., 12 of which were from RWC, took part in the examination to certify the students as official paramedics. Nearly all of the […]
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Stop the Cycle of Teen Dating Violence
Teen dating violence is a serious issue that is too often overlooked and unrecognized. While many of us are coming out of our teens and settling into our twenties, according to an article from the Northeast Community Challenge Coalition, each year one in four teens reports being the victim of […]
Message From the Dean: Join Us in the Effort to Make RWC Better
One of the most valuable lessons in higher education is for a student to learn the importance of effectively and proactively sharing his or her voice. While all of us have opinions, change can only result when people know how to logically, persuasively and clearly state their opinion and to […]
My World: The End of Faith, the Beginning of Critical Thinking
To miscast my younger self as a dim light would be to err in believing that the light doesn’t shed any of itself. Less than dim, I was dumb. I remember when I discovered there was no Santa; I should remember. It wasn’t too long ago. I was terribly old, […]
Some Serious Questions For the NFL Off-Season
With the Super Bowl under wraps, another season of football locked in memories, people’s minds would normally turn to other sports, such as hockey or basketball. This off season, however, many people are going to keep their eyes pinned to the NFL. If by March 2 an agreement is not […]
Internet Review: Personal Finance is No Longer Boring
My mother and father were married in 1976, when the country was heading into an era of gasoline shortages, governmental insanity, and worthless currency. As luck would have it, my newly married parents were facing this nightmare of daily living unarmed: my father was a high school teacher, and my […]
Video Games: “Mass Effect 2” Shoots For and Hits the Stars
This week I am reviewing the new Playstation version of “Mass Effect 2,” and I must say, I now know why it was such a big success on XBox 360. It is simply awesome. Good news for my fellow Playstation people: our version is even better now that BioWare took […]
Online Advising Scheduling Now Available
RWC is now offering an easier and more efficient way for students to meet and schedule appointments with their advisors. Now Starfish Connect links students to their advisors online. Through it, advising appointments can be scheduled online; the service will also be included on Blackboard under the My Advisor tab. […]
Record Numbers in RWC Study Abroad Programs
For the first time since 2007, RWC will have more than one study abroad program with enough students to go. This year, all three RWC study abroad programs being offered this year (Costa Rica, Great Britain, and Quebec) will not only go, but go with record numbers of student. The […]
PTK Raises Money for Heart Association
During a three day event on February 9-11, RWC Phi Theta Kappa – Upsilon Psi raised over $100 for the American Heart Association. Their Heart Benefit sold drinks and brownies for one dollar to raise money for the organization. Throughout the event, door prize tickets were given for each purchase. […]