On May 8th the SGA hosted the “Spring Fling,” an end of the year event to help students unwind and celebrate the semester coming to a close. From 11 to 1 students gathered in the lounge for free food, games, music, prizes, and pillow fights. Our lounge was decorated luau style. Nonalcoholic margaritas were served [...]

Over the past two weeks I have met privately with several members of the SGA.  In the following interviews we discuss member’s thoughts on the school and the SGA, as well as what their duties are and the projects they have worked on this semester. Those interviewed were Senators Chris Henley, Jason Surrat, and Callie [...]

As the end of this semester draws near the SGA has much to attend to. At the April 23 meeting of its members the SGA looked to put all its semester closing business into action. The first item of discussion was the upcoming tricycle race. On Thursday April 30th the SGA will be involved in [...]

Treasurer James Kittinger is a Dublin resident, born and raised here in Southwest Virginia. Majoring in education, he will graduate with honors this semester and will attend Radford University in the fall. Here at NRCC James takes his duties seriously, working in Academic Assistance as well as participating in the SGA and in Phi Theta [...]

     The April 2nd meeting of the SGA signaled the opening of a new dialogue between its members and the staff of the Knight Rider. Historically tensions have always existed between institutions of government and those of the press. However when allowed to escalate beyond reason, lines of communication are cut off and proper [...]

For many of us the Super Nintendo represents the true golden age of video games. With nostalgia I think back to those early mornings before school, waking up before anyone else did so I would have a chance to play some classic Super Mario World or the legendary Mega Man X series. The Super Nintendo Entertainment [...]

As the world shudders under the weight of economic crisis, every aspect of American society is feeling the downturn. College campuses are no exception. Let’s take a moment now to break the zombie-like trance we float in from class to class and look at campus trends here at New River. Community colleges have different norms for [...]

For me, the Grammys have always been a great concert performance opportunity rather than an awards show. Of course, the big winners are usually scheduled to perform anyway, in an act of prescient pre-Grammy fortitude. This year’s show had some truly memorable moments, as well as some that are better forgotten. Kick-starting the show were [...]

2008 has been an exceptional year in music. The listening world witnessed many births and resurrections, with artist’s new and old scoring hit after hit on the charts. Some were good, some great, and some were god awful. I mean unholy reeking waste of everybody’s time awful. Not to say the bad outweighed the good, [...]

     The tradition of bluegrass music dates back to the earliest days of American discovery. Early settlers (particularly the Scotch-Irish who immigrated to Appalachia) wrote songs about day to day experiences in this new rural land, songs reflecting life in the mountains, the forests, and the farms. As the centuries progressed and new musical ideas [...]