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by Anna Tillman       If you want to get into the holiday spirit, look no further! Downtown Roanoke will be spreading Christmas cheer all throughout December. Downtown Roanoke has a bunch of fun winter festivities to participate in this season. To...
Written by Alexis Barton The Roanoke men’s basketball team has been off to a flying start this season. In their opening weeks of non-conference play, the Maroons dominated teams from all over the east coast. After beating Marietta, who was...
Written by Alexis Barton On Tuesday, November 9th, a panel of leaders from the Roanoke College community came together to share their experiences of failure, success, and everything in between with students in the Wortmann Ballroom. The event was brought...

Chai You’ve Gotta Try

By Marisa Seager As the seasons change, I am always eager to swing by a coffee shop and try the latest holiday drink. However, no matter what time of year it is, I can always go for a chai latte!  The...

Playoffs Wrap Up for Maroons

Written by Lauren Roth This past weekend marked the end of the fall sports season for the Maroons. Each team the Maroons made their way into the ODAC tournament this year, and each team had a unique experience in the...

Starting the Season Off Right

Written by Katherine Clatterbuck After excelling last season with a 10-3 overall standing and an ODAC championship appearance, the women’s basketball team began their 2021-22 season this past Monday at Averett University. Averett University is transitioning into the ODAC conference...

Folks of ‘Noke: Donovan Hill

By Chamberlain Zulauf Donovan Hill is a name that many people know on campus. He is the kind of person who can warm up to new friends easily and cares about his community. Coming from Newark, Delaware, Donovan has a...

Thanksgiving Marathons

Rebecca Dance I do not run on a regular basis. I have the hips and knees of an elderly woman hidden in my twenty-year-old body, so running is just a painful experience all around. The fastest I move is when...

Maroons Talk: Thanksgiving

By Marisa Seager Lucy Collins, a senior from Richmond, VA: “My plan for Thanksgiving is to stay at home and have Thanksgiving dinner and festivities with my parents and brother, as well as my two grandparents on my mother’s side. What...
Kristi Rolf In the early hours of Sunday morning, I lay awake in bed staring at the dim glow from the phone in my hand. I stared at my clock app which read, “New York: 1:59 am” and waited for...
Devon Mitchell For as long as I can remember, I have strongly disliked the genre of music known as country. I have had multiple music lovers try to argue that I actually do like country music because I listen to...
by Charissa Roberson      After a nearly year-long delay due to COVID-19, Denis Villeneuve’s highly anticipated adaptation of the sci-fi epic “Dune,” starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya among other outstanding stars, was released on Oct. 22.     Frank Herbert’s classic novel “Dune” has...
Written by Edgard Lacayo Last week, Virginians chose republican Glenn Youngkin as their governor. In a close race against democratic candidate, and former governor, Terry McAuliffe, Youngkin won the election with 50.6% of the vote while McAuliffe received 48.7% of...
Written by Alexis Barton On November 3rd, former league MVP Aaron Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19. In the height of the season, the Green Bay Packers lost their star quarterback who had been able to lead the team to the...

“Red”: Taylor’s Version

by Karen Kohler       Miss Americana herself is blessing us with more content than we could think to ask for today, Nov. 12. Taylor Swift is re-releasing her fourth studio album, “Red,” but this time with 30 songs, including vault songs...

Tragedy Strikes at Astroworld

Written by Jack Miller Last weekend, the Astroworld Festival was held in Houston’s NRG Park. The music festival was showcasing many popular musicians and was headlined by Travis Scott. This festival was planned as a weekend-long event, but it was...
by Mateo Biggs      Theatre Roanoke College has always been extremely gifted in bringing works of art to life, and this season is no different. The work of masterful Stephen Sondheim, in the musical “Into the Woods” by James Lapine, is...
By Lucy Collins With the fall season almost to a close, it may seem that there aren’t any more fun fall activities to do around Roanoke College, the Salem area, or Roanoke. Well, that is not the case! The area...
By Sydney Young While most people skip right from Halloween to Christmas, I am one of the few people I know that actually loves Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, it is unrealistic for everybody to go home for such a short academic break,...
By Devon Mitchell Roanoke’s Career Services is going through big changes, beginning with its name change. Helping students find Purpose, Life, and Career Exploration is the goal of the PLACE, formerly Career Services. The PLACE has already had numerous grad...

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