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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 →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 →Morgan Minyard
Staff writer
“The Woman in Black” opened in theaters on February 3 and has received great reviews from critics and audiences alike.
The film starring Daniel Radcliffe is a suspenseful horror story mixed in with a mystery. So far the movie has grossed over $20 million.
“Check behind the doors. Switch on all [...]
Continue Reading →Palestinian Flag Flies at RC
Cara Cooper Editor-in-Chief
Maggie Christ Staff Writer
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 [...]
Continue Reading →Scott Munley
Staff writer
Walking up the creaking 172-year-old steps of the Administration Building takes you to no ordinary office. Professionally decorated with a charming, southern-belle secretary there to greet me, the place just seemed, well, presidential. The wood shined and the couches were soft. This was the office of the man who leads us, [...]
Continue Reading →Madeline Hooker
Staff writer
Roanoke College’s Campus Activities Board will be hosting its annual celebration Winterfest beginning this Thursday, February 2 and lasting until Saturday, February 4. The weekend extravaganza is sure to bring many Maroons together with its various activities.
With the theme Winter Wonderland, the event could be likened to a homecoming, since [...]
Continue Reading →Andrew Dittmar
Staff writer
One October morning, during Dr. Hakkenberg’s 8:30 Honors 105 class, a conversation arose amongst students about how much they enjoyed reading but rarely had time to read anything for any reason beyond homework. With that came the rather shocking realization that Roanoke College did not have a book discussion group [...]
Continue Reading →Kaitlyn Bell
Staff writer
As the beginning of a new season is beginning to bloom, Roanoke College has started its spring semester off to a great start. There have been several events involving students on campus. The Best Buddies Program at Roanoke College is a volunteer experience that RC [...]
Continue Reading →Andrew Dittmar
Staff writer
On January 21st, Roanoke College’s Campus Activities Board welcomed two up-and-coming comics, Richie Holliday and Jessi Campbell.
The Wortmann Ballroom was set up with a nightclub-like theme. Tables and chairs were formally situated around the stage.
Holliday took the stage first. Holliday, a native of Charleston, South Carolina, has been making [...]
Continue Reading →Nathaniel Rioux
Staff writer
Recently students received an email from Resident Life regarding a new policy pertaining to students living off campus. The push is to have as many students as possible living on campus by fall of 2013. The reasoning behind this push stems from a study conducted by the college that claims students [...]
Continue Reading →Madhura Chitnavis
Staff writer
The Republicans vying for the Republican presidential nomination have been relentless in their campaigns and their attacks against one another, but how different are their platforms really? After all, they are all republicans, aren’t they? The Brackety-Ack is here to help any undecided voters out. Below are the remaining republican candidates [...]
Continue Reading →Jacob Andrews
News editor
The internet black-out may have gotten the attention needed to educate those about SOPA.
On Wednesday, several popular internet sites “went dark” as a form of protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Acts. One of the [...]
Continue Reading →Andrew Dittmar
Staff writer
On January 8th, 21 people, 15 of them RC students, set out on the RC chapter of Habitat for Humanity’s annual winter break trip to New Orleans.
The trip proved to be a somewhat unusual one, as far as Habitat trips are concerned. Just days prior to the trip’s planned departure, [...]
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