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THE ROADRUNNER

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Butte College's Editorially Independent Student Voice

THE ROADRUNNER

Beauty in the Breakdown. Portrait. (2006). Chico, California.

How to Handle the Hard & the Heavy

May is Mental Health Awareness Month: How to hold onto your peace around negativity.
Bridget Barry, Social Media Editor May 1, 2026

Maxed Out: The Mental Impact      Heavy emotions and moments don't just clock out when the day ends. The aftershock of negative experiences can follow, from morning...

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Review: This is a Gardening Show

Zach Galifianakis: From 'Between Two Ferns" to the garden
Bridget Barry, Social Media Editor April 30, 2026

  Zach Galifianakis' This is a Gardening Show      A comedian known for turning awkward into an art form, and backed by a deep, delightfully odd IMDB resume, Zach...

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A picture of a woman (Bridget Barry) watching a ship sailing on the ocean, in Seward, AK, blue water waves visible, and mountains with bits of green and snowy tops pictured in the background.

Mermaids Don’t Drown

Words from a Siren: Rising From the Deep of Past Trauma
Bridget Barry, Social Media Editor April 27, 2026

Old tides cling like foam Mermaids shed what drags them deep New waves call me home Beneath the wavering glass of sea and sky,  where tides remember everything...

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The sun sets over the Coachella. (2012, April). via Wikimedia Commons 2.0.

Coachella 2026: Desert Beats, Can’t Be Beat

Dancing in the Desert: Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Bridget Barry, Social Media Editor April 17, 2026

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Frenzy Coachella, the name on everyone's lips. Since its 1999 debut, the Indio desert gathering has evolved from...

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Pretty in Pink Tulip Petals. (2025). Chico, California.

Spring into Cinema: 10 movies that define the season

Press Play on Spring
Bridget Barry, Social Media Editor March 28, 2026

     Spring has officially arrived and with it, longer days, warmer air, and the perfect excuse to hit play. Whether you're in the mood for a feel-good favorite, a laugh-out-loud comedy or a nostalgic...

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raindrops on pink tulip petals pictured

Blooming: Petals After the Storm

A collection of photographs, and a poem about resilience
Bridget Barry, Social Media Editor March 14, 2026

The storm swept through the garden not in haste, but with intention. Wind tore at the stems like questions that demanded answers. Rain fell, not lightly, but as if the sky itself were reckoning with...

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A picture of three NFL players tackling the ball at Super Bowl LX, featuring two Seahawks players; Chancellor #37 and Thomas III #29, and Patriots player Gronkowski #87

Students React to Super Bowl LX and Halftime Performance

Bad Bunny led a star-studded line up that kept viewers talking
Bridget Barry, Social Media Editor February 11, 2026

Super Bowl LX kicked off February 8, 2026, at Levi's stadium in Santa Clara, California, bringing championship football back to the Bay Area. The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29-13,...

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ICE agents photographed at Palm Beach, Florida. (Accessed via Wikimedia Commons.)

Oglala Sioux Find Themselves The Latest Victims Of Ice

How much longer will the tribe be left waiting for answers?
Landen Edwards, Editor-in-Chief January 16, 2026

Four Lakota men found themselves the detainees of the immigration customs enforcement earlier this month. Leaders of the Oglala Sioux Tribe say they were first made aware of the detainment of four of...

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Holiday Butte College Roadrunner, November 22, 2025, Chico, Ca

Twas’ the Night Before Finals

A spin on the classic holiday poem with a Roadrunner twist
Bridget Barry, Social Media Editor December 1, 2025

  ‘Twas the night before finals, and our break was so near Every student was stirring, it had been quite a year The teachers provided exams with much care In hopes that their students would...

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