Written by Charissa Roberson
“I’d rather be nine people’s favorite thing than a hundred people’s ninth favorite thing,” sang the cast of “,” which debuted on April 4, 2019. With energy, charm and talented performances, Theatre RC’s spring musical-comedy is...
There’s been a lot of bops this semester, which has been your favorite?
Youssef Labriny, freshman, DC Moe “J.Cole’s ‘Love Yourz’ has been my jam for the past month.”
Sally Lyell, junior, Pretty Petite “Billie Eilish’s ‘Bad Guy’ is SO good!”
Louise...
Written by Jordan Hanson
Something is coming, and we’re pretty sure it’s a new album. On April 13, pop queen Taylor Swift stormed Instagram posting the date ‘4.26’, making a string of posts with a new aesthetic all with the...
Ian Gillen, Emma Grosskopf, Shamira James and Aeryn McMurtry are our senior staff members. In honor of their last issue they’ve decided to dish some memories, staff they’ll never forget and important lessons they learned here at Roanoke College
Q:...
Written by Kaelyn Spickler
Flood in October
The talk of Hurricane Florence making her appearance on the East Coast scared many, but the effects of the storm were not greatly felt here at RC; however, shortly after, the campus turned...
Written by Robby Mangum
On April 10, Dr. Caleb Bradberry, assistant professor of Information Technology at Radford University, hosted an MSCP conversation about the ethics of machine learning and data collection. Dr. Bradberry, an assistant professor in the Information Technology...
Written by Jessica Shelburne
My first thought when I watched the trailer for the newly released film After, was that it is a teenage 50 Shades of Grey. The similar appearance and disposition of characters, same location (Seattle) and paralleled...
Written by Emma Grosskopf
A massive fire shook the Ile de La Cité on Monday when the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris went up in flames due to apparent complications involved with its ongoing renovation.
The cathedral, whose construction...
Written by Brice Hall
Andrew Yang is my Presidential pick for 2020. Yang is an entrepreneur who has focused the majority of his career on creating the entrepreneurs of the next generation. His major project, Venture for America, is an...
Written by Brice Hall
Alumni Weekend 2019 kicks off on Thursday, April 4, with an Alumni Career Fair that could help modern fledgling Maroons get a job in the big bad real world. Friday features a series of different graduating...
It goes by faster than you think, what’s on your RC bucket list?
Colin Mattice, junior, We hope your senior year will bring you a bingo W “I’d like to win a bingo SHEESH!”
Abby Ketterman, junior, A hoot(ie) to be...
Written by Jessica Shelburne
As spring begins to flourish, it is time again for the annual A Cappella Carnivella. Hosted this year by Habitat for Humanity and the RC A Cappella groups, this evening of music and harmony will consist...
Brace yourselves, seniors, whether you want to acknowledge it or not, IT is almost here (the g-word will not be used, to avoid you from bawling all over the page). But, before you get way too drunk at senior...
Written by Alexandra Gautier
With the changing of the seasons from cold and dull to bright and beautiful, the prospect of working out indoors becomes less and less appealing. There’s no reason for guilt for skipping out on a traditional...
Written by Shamira James
In my 22 years (gross, I’m old), I’ve heard a lot of arguments. I’ve heard people argue if water is wet, if the world is flat and who is the worst, men or women. All...
Written by Robby Mangum
Roanoke College alumna Mandy Len Catron spoke to students about her book How to Fall in Love with Anyone on April 2. As the name suggests, her book is an exploration of love through ‘memoirs...
Written by Shamira James
Vanessa Mutesi is a freshman from Rwanda. She is undeclared as a major, but leaning towards computer science. She runs a blog and is going to a be a peer mentor for class of 2023 here...
Written by Emma Grosskopf
A couple of weeks ago, in my Pilates class, my professor Renee Rauch asked us if we wanted to have our auras cleansed.
I didn’t know what that meant. She pulled out a little box, sort of...
Written by Caisi Calandra
Sun sign
Your sun sign is simply the constellation you were born under -- look up your birthday to figure out which sun sign you are! Your sun sign holds immense importance, and it has a lot...
Written by Jessica Shelburne
As complex as women are, it is relieving to know that there are doctors whose specific field of medicine is to study the biology of females. Gynecologists are hardly given the credit they deserve for work...
