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 Friday!” Sid Rhyne, senior, so artsy it’s scary: “My ice cream is poisoned!”
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 faced Emory and Henry where Barnard scored again, and had not one,…
Written by Charissa Roberson El Día de los Muertos, translated in English as “The Day of the Dead,” is a Mexican holiday observed from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, in which families honor the deceased. This holiday is prominently featured in Disney’s animated film “Coco” (2017). But how accurately did the filmmakers portray the traditions?…
Written by Shamira James Picture this; a group of college girls are out for the night, and they’re dressed to the nines, and even the tens. They’re drinking and having the times of their life but Becky (or whichever friend you have that fit this M.O.) had a little too much to drink, and now…
Written by Caisi Calandra When you wake up and look in the mirror, what’s the first thing you see? For me, for a while, when I was younger, it was always the imperfections. The imperfections were the first thing I saw because they seemed so incorrect to me. Flat hips, chubby thighs, and chubby arms….
Written by Aeryn McMurtry October marks the beginning of fall weather: shivering cold and beautiful colors on all the trees around these Virginia mountains. Cold weather brings sweaters, cuffing season and, unfortunately, the inevitable health problems. Here are some tips to get ahead of the curve. If you’re one of those people who finds themselves…
Written by Joseph Carrick The weekly horrors of slowly but steadily dipping GPAs might be enough of a scare for some, but this Halloween a brave few are searching for a new type of horror – something more supernatural than irregular sleeping habits and highly caffeinated study sessions right before an exam. To these brave…
Written by Harrison Mines The millennium is back in a big way as of late, as the era has made a resurgence in popular culture ranging in everything from music and style. Placing a finger on the exact mystique of the late 90’s and early 2000’s is difficult, but a moment in pop culture that…
Written by Jordan Hanson The new exhibitions presented by artists Leigh Ann Beavers and Sam Van Aken will be opening Friday, Oct. 26 in the Olin and Smoyer galleries. Both exhibitions are botanical, utilizing trees and plants as subjects. Beavers’ display in the Olin gallery, titled “Inattention Correction (Whitethorn)” is a mixed-media project centered around…
Written by Zoe Manoukian People love to complain, and in college, we have a lot of complain worthy deemed real estate class work; dorm life; boys… At the same time, we want to be listened to, and treated as adults. There’s a reason that young people hung out around and learned from Socrates what, to…