Written by Lorin Brice Hall
Roughly 60% of the human body is water, but folks don’t drink enough of it. CBS has reported that around 75% of the citizens of the United States are regularly dehydrated. The Institute of Medicine...
Written by Kaelyn Spickler
As we all know, the Patriots have dominated in the AFC over the last several seasons, and this year was no different. With players like Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, and Stephen Gostkowski, it’s easy to see...
Written by Jessica Shelburne
At the beginning of each year, many people partake in the tradition of setting goals to better their livelihood. A common resolution is to create a healthier lifestyle including weight loss and overall fitness. Quickly, gyms...
Written by Shamira James
Welcome back everyone! We’re picking back up with the working hard, partying harder and napping the hardest, but more importantly, we’re back to the grub! I’m a second semester senior (which is so painful to say)...
Written by Alexandra Gautier
Many student come into college thinking that their problems with acne and skincare would vanish as soon as they moved in. They are usually sadly mistaken. Instead of cursing your DNA for giving you acne, get...
Written by Emily Leclerc
As of Jan. 25, the U.S. government will have been partially shut down for 35 days. Before this, the longest shutdown in history was 21 days in 1995 under President Bill Clinton. This government closure easily...
Written by Isaac Davis
Does our justice system work? Are we safe from the criminals once behind bars?
Within three years of release, around two thirds of ex-convicts go on to further violate the law, and most are within the...
Written by Zoe Manoukian
A surprising amount of students have been reported as drinking hand sanitizer and holding in their sneezes in order to fend off potential colds, viruses, and maladies this November. STOP DOING THIS! Downing hand sanitizer by...
Written by Zoe Manoukian
It is now that time of year when exams are fast approaching, the weather is getting chilly, and students are at their wits’ ends. Many students finds themselves in a disposition of stress, anxiety, and hopelessness....
Written by Zoe Manoukian
With Black Friday behind us and the gift-giving season ahead of us, we have now entered our annual period of crazed consumerism. Every storefront we pass seemingly bombards us with holiday sales, discounts, and BOGO opportunities....
Written by Lorin Brice Hall
A mighty Opossum should be the mascot for Roanoke. I don’t really know why I believe this, but I do. I think the Opossum is a noble beast and really reflects the values I hold as...
Written by Ian Gillen
Men’s Basketball
The Men’s Basketball season is underway with six home games coming up in the month of December. The team opened up conference play on Sunday with a dominant win over Hampden-Sydney, 93-48, and they continued...
Written by Ian Gillen
As the weather gets colder across the nation, stakes get higher and the teams get hotter in the National Football League. The Saints and Rams continue their domination of the league while the Jets and Cardinals...
Written by Kaelyn Spickler
#3 C.J. Miles
Men’s Basketball
Guard
Only six games into the season, Guard C.J. Miles reached one of basketball’s most prestigious milestones- hitting the 1,000 point mark. These points come from his stellar 37.8% three point percentage and...
Written by Kaelyn Spickler
For many of us, this past week’s break was a time where we caught up on sleep, visited with family, filled our plates with stuffing, and then hit the mall on Black Friday. For the athletes...
While many people are preparing for a holly, jolly holiday, college kids like us are panicking about our futures, and it doesn’t help when our family members won’t stop asking about our plans post-graduation, or nosing into our personal...
Written by Emma Grosskopf
For anyone who knew me during my sophomore year, I am truly, truly sorry.
In my youth (two years seems so long ago!), I was living a lifestyle that was far from sustainable. There were random...
Written by Caisi Calandra
It’s that time of year again! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ōmisoka -- anything, really -- the holidays are meant for recharging after a busy and stressful semester. A lot can change after the fall...
Written by Shamira James
The friend zone.
In a nutshell, it’s when someone feels like they had a shot with someone romantically, but it’s quickly dismissed when they realized that that person wants to keep things as platonic as possible....
Written by Lorin Brice Hall
Everyone’s hungry and sometimes we don’t want Cavern, or Commons isn’t open. So we go to Sheetz or some other all night greasy place and spend too much money on food that will probably make...
