Sometimes when you go on Spotify, you go for a very specific song, maybe to play “Work” by Rihanna because its been 3678387 days since she’s made a song, maybe it’s to play “Old Town Road” because you want to show everyone where the horses are or maybe it’s to play some Boyz II Men…
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Written by Charissa Roberson “I’d rather be nine people’s favorite thing than a hundred people’s ninth favorite thing,” sang the cast of “[title of show],” which debuted on April 4, 2019. With energy, charm and talented performances, Theatre RC’s spring musical-comedy is certain to have won over far more than just nine spectators. “It was…
Written by Kaelyn Spickler The Chainsmokers are a group that do their thing, release some songs here and there, and you don’t hear too much about them. They put out some hits every once and a while, but don’t get overshadowed by big names like Ariana Grande and Drake. A perfect example is one of…
There’s been a lot of bops this semester, which has been your favorite? Youssef Labriny, freshman, DC Moe “J.Cole’s ‘Love Yourz’ has been my jam for the past month.” Sally Lyell, junior, Pretty Petite “Billie Eilish’s ‘Bad Guy’ is SO good!” Louise Tester, sophomore, Rugby’s best asset “Khalid’s ‘Young, Dumb and Broke’ is my forever…
Written by Jordan Hanson Something is coming, and we’re pretty sure it’s a new album. On April 13, pop queen Taylor Swift stormed Instagram posting the date ‘4.26’, making a string of posts with a new aesthetic all with the same caption repeatedly referencing the date, as well as a countdown to April 26 on…
Ian Gillen, Emma Grosskopf, Shamira James and Aeryn McMurtry are our senior staff members. In honor of their last issue they’ve decided to dish some memories, staff they’ll never forget and important lessons they learned here at Roanoke College Q: What is your favorite memory here at RC? E: While my memories with my classes…
Written by Robby Mangum On April 10, Dr. Caleb Bradberry, assistant professor of Information Technology at Radford University, hosted an MSCP conversation about the ethics of machine learning and data collection. Dr. Bradberry, an assistant professor in the Information Technology Department at Radford University, discussed the applications of machine learning for predictive algorithms and the…
Written by Kaelyn Spickler Flood in October The talk of Hurricane Florence making her appearance on the East Coast scared many, but the effects of the storm were not greatly felt here at RC; however, shortly after, the campus turned into a lake for students to swim and kayak in. Some were even seen fishing….
Written by Jessica Shelburne My first thought when I watched the trailer for the newly released film After, was that it is a teenage 50 Shades of Grey. The similar appearance and disposition of characters, same location (Seattle) and paralleled plotline make it somewhat of a juvenile remake, though it is not juvenile in content….
Written by Emma Grosskopf A massive fire shook the Ile de La Cité on Monday when the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris went up in flames due to apparent complications involved with its ongoing renovation. The cathedral, whose construction began in the early 1100s, had been under an ongoing, multi-million-dollar restoration process when a…