I never gave much thought to the many thousands of RCTC alumni who comprise the student body of the past, let alone what kind of impact these kids had sixty, seventy or eighty years ago. What happens after we walk off stage at graduation isn’t really subject matter brought up during lecture, and it’s not … Read more
Lio, my dear dog, had a story that goes beyond the day he Left us in 2019, around 2:30 pm. It is a story filled with his Love for our neighborhood and the joy he brought to our lives. Lio was not just a pet, he was like the neighborhood superhero. Guarding our cozy streets, … Read more
On November 2, 2023 the police department of Victoria, Australia, posted a TikTok regarding road safety under a minecraft video. Although it seems odd to have these two different videos playing in the same frame, this style has become common. In this case, the dual video had a simple goal, to encourage more people to … Read more
Softly, over the din of the clay mixer and the shuffling of utensils that echo across the Art Department, Robert Banker explains, “Think deeply about what it is you’re making and why. And what do you have to say? All of you have something to say.” These are his first true words of encouragement for … Read more
Our society has normalized drinking to the extent that we are often not given enough information to understand the consequences of overconsuming alcohol daily. In reality, we are influenced to consume it rather than be warned about the consequences. We see this in the number of times alcohol is put in front of you in … Read more
I try not to, but I can recall, vividly, the day Bella, my beloved dog, died. It happened recently, just this past October, and every day since has felt simultaneously five years and five seconds long. Trying to sleep that night brought memories of Bella, who was my companion since I was 16 (for context, … Read more
The sweetest words ever said to me were broadcasted on my phone screen. Airy words with a hint of finesse and poise lavished on my soul. It’s strange since they were not written by another soul, but hatched from a collective source of ones and zeros. Some silly online chatbot had managed to make me … Read more
Community colleges like RCTC are gateways to much larger worlds. All the academic subjects are covered in the classrooms to the point of perfection. Other skills such as communication skills can be developed at the student’s leisure. Proper communication skills are behaviors in which a person communicates with others in a way that leads to … Read more
After a delayed rollout due to his busy tour run with fellow rapper 21 savage, Drake’s 8th studio album, For All The Dogs, is finally here. While this was hyped to be a return to the “old Drake,” it contains the same inconsistency that’s dampened his discography since Views in 2016. We start off with … Read more
By Mathew Clemens A movement to ban books in public schools and libraries is gaining momentum – and not just in isolated states such as Florida or Texas. School districts in 26 states have banned or opened investigations into more than 1,100 books, according to an April 2022 report from PEN America, a literary and … Read more