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Financial Aid urges you to reapply for financial aid
“By Jessica Francischetti” Did you know you have to reapply for financial aid every year? It’s time to reapply for financial aid now if you will be attending Rocky Mountain College for the 2020-21 academic year. It’s simple and the forms are available on RMC’s website. Go to Rocky.edu > Admissions & Aid > Financial Aid[…]
Dear Green & Gold: How to handle conflict with your roommate
Dear Green and Gold, My roommate and I aren’t getting along very well, and I feel like I’m walking on eggshells all the time around her. What should I do? Green says: First, know that you are not the only one who struggles with this. Midterms is when a lot of people start to realize[…]
How to take care of yourself while taking care of your grades
“By Elijah Boyd” Hey RMC, want to know a secret that could add years to your life, boost your mood, and significantly lower the risk of fatal diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease as well as many more? It is as simple as choosing to stand rather than sit, and performing 10 minutes of[…]
An overview of the RMC fall sports teams
“By Tanja Staben” Sports are a big part of the American society, especially at the college level. It helps the athletes develop specific character traits like fairness, friendliness, team spirit, as well as physical and mental toughness. When looking at sports in relation to academics, it is believed that students achieve more academically if they[…]
RMC soccer teams feature sibling pairs
“By Nicky Litherland” Rocky Mountain College’s soccer program has a unique sibling pair on both the men’s and women’s rosters. For the first time in the program’s history, there are two sets of siblings spread across the two rosters. In both cases, the older sister is on the women’s team while the younger brother plays[…]
Lowell Jaeger prompts audience to think in 2019 Keynote Address
“By Megan Logan” Lowell Jaeger’s braid, which falls below his beltline, is a result of not cutting his hair for 51 years. That is almost as long as he’s been teaching and writing. According to Jaeger, his hair has gone in and out of style three times, yet his work remains in fashion. Rocky Mountain[…]
RMC introduces ‘Service Saturdays’
“By Sydney Weaver” This year, for the First-Year Experience, every freshman was required to participate in one of four Service Saturdays. Unlike previous years where each First-Year Experience class was assigned to a service project as part of orientation, the freshmen this year had the opportunity to choose what they would like to do. The[…]
RMC and MSUB team up for ‘Give-A-Ton’ food drive
“By Jocelyn Anderson” Rocky Mountain College Director of Alumni Relations Sarah Clark, Montana State University Billings Director of Alumni Relations Gillette Vaira, and a variety of other shave been working since May planning an event called Give-A-Ton. They had been brainstorming event ideas since October 2018 to find a way to promote collaboration between RMC[…]
A reflection on new student orientation
“By Tanja Staben” On the weekend before school started, Rocky Mountain College welcomed their new students and offered them a broad program to help them get settled in. Tracy Mouser and Tim Lohrenz, with the help of many other faculty members and students, scheduled events so that new students could get to know each other,[…]
RMC celebrates homecoming weekend
“By Sydney Weaver” Rocky Mountain College celebrated Homecoming weekend with a series of events, including a Powderpuff football game, the Clara Klindt Hall of Fame Room ceremony, tailgating, and the football game. The Powderpuff football game kicked off RMC’s Homecoming week on Wednesday, Sept. 18, where the freshman and sophomore women went up against the[…]
Rocky Celebrates Sobriety in October
“By Jocelyn Anderson” Every year, Rocky Mountain College celebrates a sobriety challenge called Sober October. As the name suggests, the participants remain sober throughout the month of October. This challenge was created for social drinkers. It is designed to change their drinking habits for a month and promote a healthy lifestyle. Although social drinking is[…]
Former rocky football player now a Rocky coach
“By Megan Logan” “Number 3, Max Gray up the middle,” was heard time and time again from the announcer’s box with an occasional “Max Gray all day” being called out from the crowd. Times change though, and the 2019 graduate of Rocky Mountain College has hung up the Battlin’ Bear jersey and in its place,[…]
Now you’re just a schedule that I used to know
“By Megan Logan” If you know me, you know that I’m not a fan of change. Like really not a fan, I get used to something and find out that it works for me and then I try to stick to it. So imagine my dissatisfaction when talk of the new schedule started last year,[…]
Montana Poet Laureate to Perform 2019 Keynote Address
“By Kajlea Richards” Lowell Jaeger, a Montana poet and professor of journalism and creative writing at Flathead Valley Community College will be delivering the 2019 Common Read Keynote Address at First Presbyterian Church, on October 3. Jaeger has been part of the FVCC faculty since 1984 and has worked diligently to create opportunities for his[…]
Green and Gold: Time Management
“By Jocelyn Anderson & Megan Logan” Q: What is the best way to manage time? How do you balance classes, homework, social events, personal time, etc.? Green Says: I’ll be the first to admit that before college I never had to worry about managing my time. I had a set schedule all four years[…]
Track competes at the Indoor National Tournament, article by Tanja Staben
Rocky Mountain College athletes participated in the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championship Tournament, which took place from Feb. 28 to March 2 in Brookings, South Dakota. Students Elijah Boyd, Brenden Leaming, Joseph Vanden Bos, and Isaac Petsch represented RMC. Isaac Petsch qualified in the one-mile run and Elijah Boyd qualified in the 800-meter run.[…]
How Rocky’s Writing Center tutors can help you, article by Madison Siebenaler
Nestled in the northwest corner of Rocky Mountain College’s library is an academic resource available to all students: the Writing Center. Organized by RMC English professor Nick Plunkey, the Writing Center provides students who are drafting essay assignments with opportunities to receive assistance from writing consultants in one-on-one tutoring sessions. In comparison with other tutoring[…]
My Name’s not Pat: a closer look at RMC’s Bear statue, editorial by Megan Logan
The Bear statue located across from the Bair Family Student Center is a well-known staple of Rocky Mountain College’s campus. The Bear is shown on campus tours and is a part of many first and last day photos. While every RMC student is familiar with The Bear, many get his official name wrong. Rocky Bear[…]
RMC English class visits New York for Spring Break, feature by Sierra Hentges
Over spring break, eight Rocky Mountain College students traveled to New York City with English professor Ashley Kunsa as a part of the Writing and Publishing course. During the trip, students met and interviewed Harper-Collins representatives and other representatives in the publishing industry. The class first met with Ellen Schecter, a children’s book author, former[…]
Rocky hosts 6th annual International Week, feature by Tanja Staben
Rocky Mountain College’s sixth annual International Week took place last week from March 18-22. The International Programs and Rocktivities offered many events for students coinciding with the theme of “embracing the world around us.” Amber West Martin, director of International Programs, explained the motto. “The theme ‘embracing the world around us’ is open ended,” West[…]