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“What are you looking forward to most this semester?” Sarah Franklin, Freshman: “I’m looking forward to my education class because I get to read children’s literature.”  Lucas Weaver, Senior: “I’m looking forward to my marketing class and seeing how everything I’ve...
Written by Joyelle Ronan Award season is a great time to celebrate diverse American and foreign films. Unfortunately, award shows such as The Academy Awards, also known as The Oscars, notoriously lack female and POC representation. They’re about as diverse...

2020: Snacks for Sore Eyes

It’s 2020! So let the puns commence! What better way to start the new decade then to ensure that you can see. Below are a list of snacks and healthy ways to protect your eyes and ensure that in...

On The Campaign Trail

Written by Devon Mitchell The New Hampshire primaries are on Feb. 11, meaning that being in the granite state is the perfect place to be -- if you’re interested in seeing candidates speak on their campaign trail. I was lucky...

No New Friends

Written by Vanessa Mutesi Friends, we all have our different categories for friends. There are people we consider our acquaintances, the basic friends, and then the chosen family. With each category of friends, we build a certain level of comfort around...

Hope Springs Eternal at RC

Written by Devon Mitchell On Thursday, Jan. 16, RC’s Kickin’ It Live program hosted a musical guest to help teach students about music throughout the Civil Rights Movement era in U.S. history. Lea Morris is a musician from the Baltimore...

Holiday Gift Guide

Written by Laurel Moore As the holidays are fast approaching, the time window for buying gifts is quickly closing. The Christmas season can seem a little stressful when you’re tasked with trying to buy the perfect gifts for your friends...
Written by Robby Mangum What could be cooler than playing video games and learning? Not much. From November 18-22, an interactive exhibit on history through the lens of video games was on display in the Bank Building. The display was...
Written by Joseph Carrick As 2019 concludes, it is important to reflect on lessons learned from this past year. Most important of all: how many memes we managed to get through this year. If you happened to notice, 2019 is...

TI$ THE $EA$ON

Written by Caisi Calandra Hear me out -- I love shopping. At any given moment of writing this article, just know I’m probably tempted to turn this into a Confessions of a Shopaholic thing. In the spirit of keeping things...

Christmas in the Classroom

Written by Devon Mitchell It’s the Christmas season and soon enough grades K-12 will be celebrating in the classroom. Christmas parties will be held, Christmas movies will be viewed, and fun festive crafts will be made. It sounds like a...
Written by Kevin Vitkus As the holiday season comes and Thanksgiving goes, I find myself sitting at the table again, pants unbuttoned and my gut hanging out of my shirt. Now it’s time to hit the books and prepare for...
Written by Jessica Shelburne Every year since 1995, the Victoria’s Secret fashion show has aired across millions of television screens as women who embody the VS idea of beauty strut the catwalk in dazzling lingerie. However, it was recently confirmed...
Written by Jack Miller On Saturday, Nov. 23, Roanoke College hosted the 2nd annual Salem Civic Challenge. This event was a collaboration among the city of Salem, the RC Center for Leadership and Entrepreneurial Innovation (CLEI), and the Collegiate Entrepreneurs...
Written by Charissa Roberson I knew three months in Northern Ireland would fly by, but I still wasn’t prepared for how soon I would be writing this final article. Though I have been able to see beautiful sights, like the...
Written by Alexandra Gautier Basically all you need to know about the 2019 American Music Awards is: Taylor Swift. Oh, you want to know more than that? Ok. Swift won *6* trophies, bringing her grand total to 29 AMA awards...
Written by Carey Linkous Finals week: the infamous seven days when everyone is stressed, and coffee is the beverage of choice. In truth, there’s no secret key to surviving finals week. As students, we are all different and we each...
Written by Bradley Bommarito In a new and creative way of expressing gratitude during the Thanksgiving season, Rooney’s Brews in Fintel Library unveiled “The Giving Tree” in the week prior to break. From Monday. Nov. 18 through Monday, Nov. 25,...

New Year, New Me…Again?

Written by Vanessa Mutesi “New year, new me” season is slowly creeping up on us. As we wind down the year and essentially the decade here is a lot to reflect on, be thankful for, and also prepare for. 2020...
Written by Garrett Ruggieri What sport are you a part of? Track and Field. Which events do you run? 60m, 60m Hurdles, 100m, 110m Hurdles, 200m, 400m, 400m Hurdles, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay. Where are you from? South Brunswick, NJ What is your favorite meal in...

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