Staff Goodbye | Credit where it’s due
Saying goodbye to The Rocket and all the people who have made it the incredible, exemplary student organization it has become is harder than...
The catastrophe
(Note: The use of “native” in this essay refers to all native inhabitants of land around the world, not just specifically Native Americans)
The...
A love letter to Elephant #8
The door opens. You walk in and are greeted by the sizzle of the wok, the savory aroma of chicken pad thai, you are...
Poem | A flower is born to bloom
A flower is born to bloom.
Are they the wrong color?
Are they in the wrong time?
Are they too different?
Are they unnatural?
No, a flower is born...
Our View: The holidays have lost their magic
Students in college, if they have not already, begin to feel the holiday season has lost its magic.
The childhood years of parents not being...
The ‘girl dinner’ mindset
“Girl Dinner” is a trending topic on Tik Tok where girls are showing off their not-so-normal dinner choices. What was meant to be a...
Our View: Where are all the local journalists?
If you live in a small rural township such as Slippery Rock, odds are you have experienced something called a “news desert.”
News deserts are...
Like what you like
Happy October! The season of all things good in the world – aka Halloween, picking apples, flannels, scary movies and pumpkin spice.
Hold on, I...
Living the journey
Life is something of a chaotic, beautiful and fulfilling journey that we all have the privilege of experiencing. I know that sounds preachy and...
Objectivity standards differ between younger and older journalists
Older generations of journalists honed their craft with pencil and paper before printing newspapers that, once they went out, could not be edited or...