RWC Professor Marilyn Simon’s Criminal Justice classes had a unique opportunity for a field trip this quarter. On November 15, Simon and about 30 students, boarded a bus and made the 110 mile pilgrimage to the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. If Lucasville rings a bell, it’s probably because […]

The sound that Milemarker employs on their latest CD “Satanic Versus” lies somewhere between post-hardcore and techno. If you’re not sure how that works, don’t worry; neither does the band.The opener, “Join Our Party,” is an entirely software-composed electronic booty-shaker. The lyrics “We are the people who would like you […]

In a time when cultural differences seem to be shaping the world around us, what would seem more appropriate than to travel to a country with a culture that is the polar opposite of ours? In an attempt to marginalize these cultural differences, Professors Michael Roos and Ruth Banander of […]

Let’s face it. As a general rule, men usually do a miserable job of wrapping gifts. Those who actually try–which are few and far between–seem to suffer from the same collective pitfalls: lack of planning, fear of scissors, and the misconception that overuse of tape and clusters of giant bows […]

David Hartz is one of the newest members of the RWC Electronic Media Faculty. Prior to his employment at RWC, he was a colleague of H. Michael Sanders, and graduated from Ohio State University with a Masters of Fine Arts. If his diploma seems typical for a faculty member here […]

It is unusual that a band can couple complex instrumentation with catchy pop and make it work, but the newest Matt Pond PA album, “The Nature of Maps,” proves that this is feasible. The album opens with “Fairlee,” which creates a frantic drama that is depicted by Matt Pond’s harsh […]

Students of RWC can now exhale from the long anticipated wait of the new One Stop Center. On Friday, November 15, RWC celebrated the completion of its state-of-the-art “One Stop Center.” The evening opened up with food and drinks provided by “Elegant Fair Catering Service” and a show of appreciation […]

When a band chooses to exclude vocals from its compositions, it is making a conscious decision to make music the focus. Unfortunately, too often instrumental music becomes devoid of emotion and simply slips into the realm of background noise.Pele’s music couldn’t be further away from this generalization. Most of the […]

The Library needs your email address. In an effort to save money and time, the University libraries are converting all library notices (overdues, hold pickup notices, etc) to email format instead of traditional snail mail. In order to do this, the libraries need to collect as many email addresses as […]

This issue I decided to review an older movie, but one that is not that well known. Everybody knows of the former rap star that is now venturing into the world of rock and roll, right? I am talking about Vanilla Ice. You remember his hit single “Ice Ice Baby.” […]