Posts by: The Brackety-Ack
Kaitlyn Bell
Staff writer
During Honors Conference Week, Honors Program students planned several exciting events for their peers to enjoy. One of the most inspirational lectures that were planned was given by a visitor named Lisa Goodwin, who shared her story and encouraged RC students to do something [...]
Continue Reading →Hannah Cline
Staff writer
Over the last few weeks, Roanoke College students have been participating in several fundraising events to raise money and awareness for impoverished children around the world. Working specifically with the organization World Vision, Jaymes Inman ‘13 and Megan Bruening ’13 kicked off the fundraising with [...]
Continue Reading →Kaitlyn Bell
Staff writer
As last week concluded, so did several wonderful and inspiring events hosted by Honors Conference Week. Every year, the Honors Program puts together several events such as lectures and educational events that coincide with a common theme. This year, Honors chose to go along [...]
Continue Reading →Morgan Minyard
Staff writer
The 54th Grammy Awards Ceremony was on Sunday, February 12th. It was a night of great performances, tributes, and emotional acceptance speeches.
The British singer Adele was the big winner of the night taking home six Grammys, this ties her with Beyoncé for most awards won in a single night by [...]
Continue Reading →Falisha McCauley
Staff writer
On Monday the United States Department of Education submitted a 2013 education budget to Congress.
The budget, if passed, will increase the amount of financial aid to students, and provide funding for colleges to appropriately train students and workers for career positions needed in the workforce currently. [...]
Continue Reading →Morgan Minyard
Staff writer
On February 11th the Men’s Basketball team travelled for Ashland, Virginia to take on the Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets.
During the first half of the game the Yellow Jackets were dominating the game. They were up by 30 points. The Maroons would struggle for the rest of the game, despite great effort [...]
Continue Reading →Morgan Minyard
Staff writer
It was a good day for the Women’s Basketball team when they travelled to Hollins University on Saturday February 11th and walked away with a win. This win gave the female Maroons their 3rd straight win in a row. The Maroons beat Hollins 76-62 for an ODAC conference win.
The Maroons [...]
Continue Reading →Maggie Christ
Staff writer
Roanoke College Men’s and Women’s track and field team took on over 20 teams in the JDL Fast Track Invitation hosted by Winston-Salem State this weekend.
In a long meet with over 1,000 athletes competing, RC made some personal strides. The Maroons were up against mostly Division I and Division II [...]
Continue Reading →Emily Erwin
Entertainment editor
In 2010, “Last Window: The Secret of Cape West” was released for the Nintendo DS as a sequel to “Hotel Dusk: Room 215″. However, since developer Cing filed for bankruptcy earlier that year, the game was only released in Japan and Europe. If you’re like me and dead-set [...]
Continue Reading →Nathaniel Rioux
Staff writer
EA’s third installment to the widely successful “Mass Effect” series realized the high anticipated demo and multiplayer beta this past week and upon first impressions the game is nothing but stellar. The plot of the game is nothing new for any science fiction fan, in which you play Commander Shepard in [...]
Continue Reading →Dear Dr. P, Is the G-spot real or a myth? Does every woman have one? How do you find it?
Gee, why do you ask?
Indian texts from the 11th century refer to an area in the anterior vagina that gave pleasure. Later, in 1950, the German gynecologist Ernest Gräfenberg also described an [...]
Continue Reading →Dear Sue,
I am currently in a steady relationship with a guy that I like. It’s only been recently that my boyfriend has noticed that a good friend of mine and I have been really friendly toward each other. And by really friendly I mean almost to the point of flirting. My question is, would [...]
Continue Reading →Braided Brass Hex Nut Bracelet
What you will need:
3 Strands of twine cut into one yard pieces
18 small brass hex nuts
Steps:
Gather 3 strands of twine and tie a knot at the top, leaving about 2 inches of slack Start braiding At about an inch of the way down, you’ll begin braiding [...]
Continue Reading →Editor of the Brackety-Ack,
We regret our decision to not fully include all members of College Republicans in the writing of a letter to the Brackety-Ack a few weeks ago. The main author of that letter has apologized and his apology very much emulates our own. There should not have been a call to [...]
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To the Editor of Brackety-Ack
I would like to clear up some of the misconceptions about the Palestinians in connection with the controversy at Roanoke College over flying the Palestinian flag. I am the secretary/treasurer of the Hope Fund, which began sponsoring Palestinian students at Roanoke College in August 2001. Our students do well [...]
Continue Reading →Cara Cooper & Maggie Christ
After years of pushing, and amid much controversy, the Palestinian flag is now flying at Roanoke College.
The flag on the fifth flag pole on the Back Quad rotates every couple of weeks with the flag of RC’s international student’s home countries. Roanoke has students from 25 different countries around [...]
Continue Reading →Andrew Dittmar
Staff writer
Over February 4th and 5th, the Lutheran Student Movement of Roanoke College sponsored its first 30-Hour Famine.
The 30-Hour Famine is a national series of fundraisers sponsored by World Vision, an international organization that works to fight against poverty and injustice. The idea behind the 30-Hour Famine is that participants spend [...]
Continue Reading →Conrad Classen
Staff writer
The Brooks-Byrd Pharmacy has been located at 2 East Main Street in Salem for generations. Originally Webber’s Pharmacy in the 1920s, Ervin Brooks and Ray Byrd bought the pharmacy in the early 1960s and became Brooks-Byrd Pharmacy. The local pharmacy, now run by Cameron Brooks, son of Ervin Brooks, not only [...]
Continue Reading →Hannah Cline & Andrew Dittmar
Staff writer
On February 7th, Roanoke College welcomed Jansport co-founder Skip Yowell to campus, as the key-note speaker of Honors Conference Week.
Yowell spent a busy day on-campus, eating breakfast with Honors students in the Commons, dropping in on a variety of classes throughout [...]
Continue Reading →Hannah Cline
Staff writer
Last weekend the Roanoke College Indoor Track and Field team made the trek to Christopher Newport University to compete in a twelve hour meet. The long day was not wasted, as many of the athletes had notable performances. Overall, the meet was a competitive [...]
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