By Katie Yasui As we students enjoy the beauty and comfort of the Higher Education Center, do we ever think or know of how it came about? And does anyone know what the “Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary” is? Enter the world of Vicki Purslow, who helped guide the construction of HEC and also has also organized [...]
By Hannah Ullom The last year of high school, with the world opening up in the front windshield, senior projects, and the future just around the corner, Tim Hardy’s rather remarkable story began. Hardy, a graphic design instructor at Rogue Community College, decided for his senor project at South Medford High School that he would [...]
By Sonia Consani Meet Krista Vegter, a woman that has noticed semi-trucks all of her life. Now, 34 years old, she has decided to enroll in a program to obtain her commercial truck driver’s license at Rogue Community College. “I recently went into a truck stop last week and was reminded of my first [...]
By Ryan Stratton Is it water under the bridge when it comes to public safety? The bridge connecting Bear Creek Greenway to Rogue Community College, between Almond Street and Riverside Avenue, can be dangerously slippery when crossing on a cold morning, or with a little bit of moisture, students say. Rebecca Dunphy, a student at [...]
By Jason Haberman At the start of each new quarter, students search for their new classes. They buy books, calculators, pencils, pens and paper and all of the other paraphernalia necessary for attending those classes. And a majority of the students at Rogue Community College deal with money loaned to them so that they can [...]
By Josh Howell-Davis Eighteen years ago, Gray Conway was a single mother of four relying on public assistance. She decided she needed a new career and thought that she would become a teacher, so she would have a similar schedule as her children. She wasn’t sure how to get started, so she joined the Moving [...]
Stress Awareness Seminar: Feeling stressed? Need some tips on healthy choices? Then come to the Stress Awareness Seminar at Rogue Community College from 3 to 5 p.m. on February in the Higher Education Center room 127/129. Guest speakers include Manny Pacheco and others who will speak about acupuncture, nutrition, yoga and the YMCA. Food and [...]
Contributed by Associated Student Government on Redwood Campus Redwood Student Government is off to a great start this winter. Two new interns joined our team: Skyler Westra and Kendra Shannon. We are also currently interviewing candidates for our Student Senator position. We had a variety of successful events this fall term, including a Halloween Event [...]
By Julie De Rurange Byline Staff Writer Transitioning from military to college life can be a big change, but it can be done. Two years ago, David Grosenbach was doing mechanical work on vehicles for convoys in Afghanistan. Now, he’s one of 1,600 veterans enrolled at Rogue Community College. As an Infantryman for the Army [...]
By Jaymie Allen Byline Staff Writer Rogue Community College’s Diversity Programming Board is hosting a free event on Nov. 15 with a panel discussion on religion and spirituality. Erika Giesen, RCC social science instructor, said the goal of the discussion is education. “People will be able to hear about the different religions—the commonalities between them [...]
