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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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Stop Bullying Sign via Wikimedia Commons, February 19, 2014

Anti-Bully: Bullying Awareness

Bullying-let's talk about it
Bridget Barry, Social Media Editor October 30, 2025

October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and as the month comes to a close, it's a timely reminder of the importance of continuing the conversation about bullying and its lasting impact. Bullying...

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Odette

Rey Quigley, Guest Contributor February 23, 2025
Detailed and Beautifully written Short Story of forbidden romance.
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Early 90s in Compton, CA.  Little Karina is smiling big for the camera and is seen wearing a black tee shirt with cuffed blue jeans while standing outside of her childhood home. To her right is her garden. In the background are her now-deceased father, two uncles, and her small cousin.

Karina’s Secret Garden

Inspired be a favorite childhood book, "The Secret Garden," the writer contemplates the difference between a neighborhood and a home.
Karina Itzcoatl, Guest Contributor February 15, 2025

Karina lived here once, a place that helped shape her understanding of the world. She has never forgotten it, no matter how much it has changed through the decades. The interior of her childhood home was...

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