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Written by Kristina Calhoun Netflix is showing more power to women with their new program known as the Creative Equity Fund. The program, announced shortly before International Women’s Day, is designed to “nurture, develop, and uplift” women in the entertainment...

Spring Without a Break

Written by Kristi Rolf One year ago, the Roanoke College community was reeling from the difficult decision made to transition to online-learning as the COVID-19 pandemic began to sweep across the U.S. The fall 2020 semester made history by operating...
Written by Jasey Roberts On Mar. 3, acclaimed Pulitzer-prize winning poet Jericho Brown visited the Roanoke College student body via Zoom to read some of his collected poetry and answer a brief Q&A. Brown, an associate professor of English and...
Written by Joyelle Ronan Happy Women's History Month from the Brackety-Ack! The Brackety-Ack was founded 105 years ago in 1915... 5 years before women won the right to vote. In 2021, we have a female editor-in-chief (who’s killing it), a...
Written by Charissa Roberson Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, popular Irish folk group the High Kings released their newest album, “Home from Home,” on Mar. 5. Like countless musicians, the High Kings have been forced to cancel or postpone...
Written by Devon Mitchell The Roanoke College Cyber Event, which took place in mid-December and is ongoing, was a frustrating experience not only for students off-campus but also for members of the Roanoke community who were on campus when it...
Written by Mateo Biggs “Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.” This is a saying that many of us know by heart – something that reminds us of a time...
Written by Zach “I Got Irish Heritage” Dalton Well, well, well… here we are yet again, dear reader. Just you, me and a holiday fallen far from its original purpose. Some quick research will show you that the holiday was...
Written by Devon "Duchess of Devonshire" Mitchell For those of you who do not know, I have an unhealthy obsession with the British Monarchy. So, you can imagine I have been all over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepping down...
Written by Chamberlain "I Got Seasonal Depression" Zulauf Where will you be at 2 a.m. on Mar. 14?  Most Maroons will probably be asleep. What everyone will wake up to on the morning of Mar. 14 is one less hour...
Written by Mia Shelton Deep breath in, deep breath out- we made it through one whole year of COVID-19! It’s crazy to think that it has been a whole year since this madness started! Through blood, sweat, and tears, we...
Written by Marisa Seager On March 11, 2020 Roanoke College made the decision to send students back home and switch to fully online courses, due to the rapid spread of COVID-19. Now it is March 2021, roughly a year later,...
Written by Joyelle Ronan When the trailer for Bridgerton first dropped, I wasn’t sure how to feel. As a historical drama junkie, I take my empire waist dresses and pianofortes pretty seriously. Would this just be a steamy Downton Abbey...

486 Days Later…

Written by Lauren Roth This past Sunday, the Roanoke field hockey team had their season opener against Randolph-Macon College after 486 days of COVID-induced offseason. The Maroons anticipated this day for a long time, with many players, especially seniors, wondering...
Written by Jasey Roberts The original “Twin Peaks” (currently streaming on Netflix) was created by TV writer Mark Frost and all-around madman David Lynch. The show ran for two seasons - a total of 30 episodes - on network television...
Written by Katherine Clatterbuck Last Saturday, March 6th, Kerr Stadium saw a doubleheader between the women and men’s lacrosse team versus the Christopher Newport Captains. Thankfully, fans are allowed for outside sports, allowing many from the Roanoke community to support...
Written by Bradley Bommarito Students this semester may have noticed that RC has partnered with TimelyMD to offer additional healthcare services that will supplement increased demand for RC Student Health & Counseling services.  This new telehealth program, named Maroon.Care, gives...
Written by Zach Dalton This issue’s Folk at ‘Noke is a very special one. This senior has been waiting to be the Folk since her freshman year at Roanoke College. Everybody take a moment and say “congratulations” to Colket’s own:...
Written by Kaelyn Spickler With the one year anniversary of COVID here, I took some time to reflect on the last 365 days. There’s been a lot of things I’ve learned about myself, pop culture, and the communities I’m a...

Let’s Get Ce-REAL

Written by Chamberlain Zulauf My roommate and I do a lot together: we watch TV shows (last semester it was Breaking Bad and this semester it’s Better Call Saul), we practice together on the track team and spend most of...

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