Written by Kaelyn Spickler
Hello Roanoke College, your favorite gossip columnist here, and the time has come for the sun to set on those summer romances and the love birds must face reality. Your favorite girl-next-door was spotted moving back...
Written by Caisi Calandra
Hello! And welcome back to another lovely semester here in the (very) hot and humid Salem, Virginia. Seeing as it’s my senior year, I should be used to the heat and humidity by now . ....
Written by Joyelle Ronan
Finals are approaching which means that Summer vacation is only a few exams away. My favorite way to spend a sunny day is sitting poolside with a good book. Here are some recommendations that you...
Written by Shamira James
Well, it’s been two weeks since I wrote my scathing piece doing the one thing no other Roanoke College boy will do- CALL OUT OTHER ROANOKE COLLEGE BOYS! Since then, I’ve received a mix of reactions,...
Written by Aeryn McMurtry
Baseball: The baseball team (15-15, 12-5 ODAC), played a double header at Virginia Wesleyan and came out victorious for both games, 8-4 and 9-5, and then followed up with a 11- 4 victory at Emory and...
Written by Garrett Ruggieri
Roanoke College offers many intercollegiate sport programs for student-athletes to get involved in. Most notably here on campus being, lacrosse, basketball, and baseball. These teams draw in the largest crowds for home games and occasionally see...
Written by Caisi Calandra
Even though there’s technically not a specific age at which children can start playing with makeup, most start at a young age. There’s maybe the curiosity of something a little more pigmented than chapstick, or lipgloss...
Written by Jessica Shelburne
When we need energy, we eat food rich in protein. When we feel sad, we flock to sweet desserts, but what do we consume when we want to boost our sex drive? The answer: aphrodisiac food.
Aphrodisiac...
Written by Lorin Brice Hall
One of RC’s best-kept secrets is Kanopy. Kanopy is a film streaming site that allows its users to access hundreds of critically-acclaimed films that offer a non-western and non-American perspective.
The service is free to...
Written by Ian Gillen
Well, here they are, my final few hundred words in the Brackety-Ack. First and foremost, I want to thank my fans. The two of you have been with me since the beginning. You got me to...
Written by Emma Grosskopf
I started working with the Brackety-Ack during the first semester of my junior year. I honestly don’t know why I waited that long to do it, because I had been an editor of my high school...
Written by Aeryn McMurtry
This page was started in the 2018/19 school year, and has since become one of my favorite parts of my everyday life. I was a little skeptical about writing about food and wellness, two things that...
Written by Emma Grosskopf and Shamira James
Are you in a relationship rut? A drought? Unfairly not getting any action from anyone? Is it looking bleak for your love life? Well, have no fear. Here are a few ways that...
Written by Shamira James
Here we are, my very last column. I’m not even gonna lie; I’m holding back tears writing that because there’s a complete stranger sitting across from me. I’m sure if I told him why I was...
Written by Lorin Brice Hall
This has been a long and tiring semester. I feel stupid and dumb and tired and foolish. That was how I felt the entire semester. But now I know that that is not true. I...
Written by Alexandra Gautier
Out with the cold and in with the new! We can officially say goodbye to the winter weather (thank God), which means that we also have to say bye to heavy coats, boots and scarves. To...
Written by Kaelyn Spickler
Though our spring athletes are still practicing hard in preparation for their final games and ODAC tournament runs, the Brackety-Ack would like to congratulate the spring seniors on a season well done, and a great four...
Written by Lorin Brice Hall
It’s finally here. School is almost over. This is the end of the 2018-2019 Roanoke College school year. Now that there is less on everyone’s plates, we should all look at ways in which we...
Written by Joey Slusher
Today, the so-called Mueller Report was released to the public. The Mueller Report covers an investigation into the possibility of President Trump's collusion with Russia. It's named for Robert Mueller the leader of the investigation and...
Written by the Editor Staff (The legal ones, anyway)
About every other Thursday, the 21+ members of the staff here at the BA celebrate their nights off and head to the most hoppin’ place on Main Street, and we...
