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THE ROADRUNNER

THE ROADRUNNER

Butte College's Editorially Independent Student Voice

THE ROADRUNNER

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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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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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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Crocodile Tears

Cheyenne Wasson, Guest Contributor April 6, 2025

I wish I could put this feeling in a bottle So that I could show you what it feels like.   So you can taste it and smell it and hate it before you tell me to suck it up. I think these are what...

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Love’s Knife Fight

Garrett Fernandez, Guest Contributor March 30, 2025

And wouldn't you know, all about how this is supposed to go— from shouting fights and a calendar filled with shouting nights.   Dead ends that don't die in your sleep.   Light...

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The Glow

Rey Quigley, Journalism Club Member March 29, 2025

Her curls bounce with newfound life  her eyes shine with a glimmer that only  appears when she’s full of love,   full of life    a lover at heart, though often weeping  it...

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Rey Quigley in Long Beach Ca, Taken by Justin Stock

Train Wreck

Rey Quigley, Journalism Club Member March 15, 2025
A guest contributed poem about being the Metro in LA
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Roomies

A poem about having a roommate you hate, relatable for college students?
Justin Stock, Editor-in-Chief March 2, 2025
A poem about having a roommate you hate, relatable for college students?
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