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Written by Bradley Bommarito Though classes were cancelled for one day during Hurricane Florence in September, the impact of flooding at RC at that time was minimal. Hurricane Michael, however, unleashed floodwaters of biblical proportions on the North Side of...
Written by Zoe Manoukian Most of us have known for a while now that our climate is not heading in the best direction. Now more than ever, we may be feeling this way in light of the UN’s recent report,...

You Can’t Cancel Nature!

Written by Shamira James My favorite part of logging onto Twitter recently has been seeing videos of Brother Nature. His happy voice and warm hearted energy are truly a beacon of light on any platform of social media. If you...

SWV Empowers Women

Sisters With Voices is the newest organization at RC and is a group that strives to build bonds of sisterhood and empower its members. This exclusively female organization, presented and enabled by The Office of Multicultural Affairs, is designed for women...
Written by Aeryn McMurtry Full-Size Candy Bars Pros: The gold mine of trick or treat candy. You know you’ve hit the best house when the full-size candy comes out. Those are also the houses that usually put up the most realistic...
Written by Emily Leclerc Last weekend, the Virginia Museum of Natural History held their annual Dragon Festival. Along with exhibits based on dragons and presentations by authors like Sharyn McCrumb, the event strove to create a renaissance fair atmosphere with...
Written by Emma Grosskopf Back when I was an impressionable youth, I believed that horoscopes were a nonsensical idea: that the stars and lunar energy and Mars moving into my whatever-house. Incidentally, my level of passion about this belief was...

KavaNO

Written by Zoe Manoukian More hearts dropped than can be counted when Kavanaugh was appointed supreme court justice, and more hearts than I want to count either fluttered or felt nothing. The reality that we are so willing to support...
Written by Isaac Davis Moving rapidly through my third year as an international student in the states, many of the culinary mysteries I first encountered have been resolved. I understand the mechanics of the S’more, the texture of a Hushpuppy,...

Sport Scaries

Written by Kaelyn Spickler Collegiate athletes are used to being the “big dogs.” On game days, they are greeted with smiles and well wishes from their professors, friends and even strangers. When the whistle blows and game time begins, they...
Written by Bradley Bommarito As students face increasing workloads over the course of a semester, they may become aware of academic areas or skill sets that they need improvement in.  Whether one is struggling in a particular discipline or overcoming...

Democracy Dies in The Dark

Written by Lorin Brice Hall The murder of Jamal Khashoggi is a moral and ethical litmus test for the leaders of our nation,and for leaders across the world who claim in any capacity to stand for the best interests of their...
Written by Shamira James Dr. Tom Carter is a professor in the English and Communications Studies Department at RC. In addition to teaching Communications courses, he also teaches an INQ 110: “Ghosts and Human Perception”. “One thing I show the class...
Written by Lucy Collins The Rocky Horror Picture Show is an eccentric musical film structured with a plot that thrives on audience participation. RC service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega paired up with the Brackety-Ack to host a showing of the...

RC Recap

Written by Ian Gillen Women’s Soccer- The Lady Maroons saw a perfect send-off on their senior day with a 12-0 win over Sweet Briar. The Maroons then moved their unbeaten run to six with 5-0 win on Tuesday over Emory &...
Written by Jessica Shelburne Autumn has suddenly blown into full effect, complete with the crisp atmosphere and bare trees. As October concludes, Halloween is mere days away. Arguably the most noteworthy event of the fall season, college students across the...
Written by Shamira James We all have favorite Commons meals, right?  Like those days where if we for some reason don’t make it, we’ll be salty until the next time the blessed day comes back around. Veggie Lo Mein makes...
Written by Joseph Carrick Halloween is infamous for its creepy vibes and incredibly bad horror movies. This list of horror flicks will be looking at three of the best of these films (in order of release date). While some of...

Maroons Talk Back(ety-Ack)

Give us a five word scary story! Matt Lintner, senior, so cool it's scary: "I missed my mom's call!" Margaux McGinty, freshman, so sweet it's scary: "Fall break is actually over!" Emily Witty, sophomore, so fashionable it's scary: "Any day it's not...

Rooney’s Senior Roundup

Written by Kaelyn Spickler Jillian Barnard Soccer #19 Midfield Senior midfielder Jillian Barnard has played her heart out the past couple of weeks.The Lady Maroons faced Sweet Briar for Senior Day where Barnard scored and had one assist. This past Tuesday the team...

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