![Minutes before the Activities Fair in the gym, president Abhi Gowda ‘26 prepares the stall for his club Helping Hands, Sept. 4. A relatively new club, Helping Hands was co-started by Gowda and focuses on assisting the homeless, and just last year they succeeded in raising a couple hundred donations to send to shelters. This year, they have goals to expand, with hopes to increase volunteer opportunities and take in-person trips to shelters, as well as extend their help beyond just homeless people. “The Activities Fair gives a lot of underclassmen the opportunity to really get to know the Canyon culture, and it gives them many opportunities for service and volunteering,” Gowda said. “[Through the Activities Fair,] I hope to find a bunch of new and passionate members about our club and just get our name out there and spread awareness to the cause that we’re fighting for.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-2-1200x885.jpg)
![The winter guard team makes fifth place at the state championship finals in the Denver Coliseum, March 30. The team performed to Barnes Country's “Glitter and Gold,” lead by coaches Margo Sanford, Blair Bickerton and Anna Orgren. In their class there were a total of nine groups participating, and the top five who made it to finals received a plaque. “[Walking onto the stage] is very nerve-wracking, but also very exciting as well. When you first start color guard there's a lot of anxiety and uncertainty when you first perform in front of an audience, but once you've done it for a while, it starts to become the best part of the season,” Ella West ‘25 said. “It's very fulfilling to see an audience react to something you've put your heart and soul into.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Both-socal-media-nd-website-main-1-1200x846.jpg)
![April marks the 25th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, created by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC). This month is to spread awareness of the harassment, assault and abuse that happens around the world. The symbol that represented the month was a teal ribbon; however, some survivors of assault create different symbols and movements like the TikTok trend in 2022, where survivors would tattoo Medusa on their body, in honor of her backstory in Greek Mythology. “I don't think [this month is known] at all. I rarely see anybody talk about it. I rarely see much of an emphasis on posting it online, or much discussion about it, and I feel like there needs to be way more discussion,” an anonymous source said. “I think just validating every experience that a person has gone through, regardless of the degree of it, the severity, is an essential step into making sure that people are aware that this is a very real problem in a society and that we need to do better in addressing it.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0011-1200x900.jpg)
![Lesbian Visibility Day is April 26, and it’s a holiday to celebrate the lesbian community of the world. Lesbian Visibility day was established in 2008 by many queer activists and organizations who sought to raise more awareness for lesbian history and culture. “So this is why during Lesbian Visibility [Day] we celebrate and center all lesbians, both cis and trans, while also showing solidarity with all LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary people,” Linda Reily, in an article written by her, said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Lesbian-Visibility-day.jpeg)
Apex Legends brings the Mayhem with the new Season 8
New details of the anticipated 8th Season of Apex Legends
March 25, 2021
Apex Legends is a massive multiplayer Battle Royale game that has been in the forefront of Battle Royales for a while now. Since its launch in February of 2019, it has been setting and breaking records in the gaming industry and doesn’t cease to amaze. With each new season of Apex Legends, coming out around every two and a half months, there is always something new and exciting to look forward to whether it’s with new maps, characters, weapons, camos, or other additional features of the game. The new Season 8, appropriately titled “Mayhem” brings along a new and destructive character, an improved version of the classic “King Canyon” map, and a new weapon titled the “30-30 Repeater”.
What makes this season unique is it is the two-year anniversary of Apex Legends. There is a special event for this too, the Anniversary Event. This involves a new game mode, new items, new character skins, and the chance to earn the beloved but super rare heirloom weapon. Even after two years, the game is still going strong with a loving fanbase and caring developers.
I think this season is very special in continuing the genre of Battle Royales. The amount of new items added from this season is a nice change, and it is exciting to see the game being updated in new ways. Now, this season isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. I believe there are some things that should be changed either through this season or next season. I think the Gibraltar character’s gun shield is too strong and can take a sniper shot through it and make the player take any damage. Also, Caustic’s gas grenades and traps do too much damage and should be lowered. In this season, the new weapon, 30-30 Repeater, is a mix between the Scout rifle and Triple Take sniper. I think it is hard to use but can do a lot of damage if used correctly. Otherwise, the new season is great with adding new and improved skins for characters, camos for guns, a new weapon, character, and maps.