Written by Ian Gillen Weeks before the school year starts, many of our athletes are back on campus already hard at work. Among these athletes are the Lady Maroons from the Field Hockey team. As Kelsey Martin, a senior midfielder, describes, the team begins their rigorous schedule in the middle of August and it continues…
Written by Shamira James I know we’ve all felt this way so let’s just put it out there: Cavern ain’t what it used to be. There is a noticeable differences in a lot of different aspects and people are noticing. When I was a freshman I remember Cavern was this place where you could get…
Written by Harrison Mines Kim Petras’ new album, Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1, is the new dark-pop soundtrack to your Halloween. Petras, the world’s youngest transgender pop artist, has gained heavy streaming rotation since her debut in 2017 with singles like “I Don’t Want It At All” and “Heart to Break.” Petras’ musical vibe…
Written by Emma Grosskopf Have you ever wanted to be in a musical? For most of us, going out on the weekends is an EXPERIENCE. It’s hard to put it into words, so we created a playlist to better describe the events of an average weekend here at RC for those who know how to…
Written by Emma Grosskopf Age is just a number, baby. God, I feel creepy just saying that. And is it even true? Especially in college, where everyone appears to be close in age, but yet there seems to be a chasm between their levels of emotional maturity? If we strip it down and look at…
All of the girls love him, all of the guys want to be him! Sophomore Sebastian Salazar, a business administration major originally from Lima, Peru, is celebrating Latin American Heritage month with the Brackety-Ack by giving us a peek inside his culture and how he differs from American men in the scope of dating, romance…
Written by Bradley Bommarito During the open block on Thursday, Sept. 20, Annette Patterson from The Advancement Foundation and Brad Stephens from CoLab spoke to a group of students in West Hall 210 as guests of the Center for Leadership and Entrepreneurial Innovation’s first lunch of the semester. In addition to sharing their own stories,…
Written by Emily Leclerc At the beginning of last week, the Roanoke Valley area was bracing for a direct hit from Hurricane Florence. Its projected path had the storm hitting the coast of North Carolina and then swinging upward, which would have brought the full force of the storm crushing down on the valley. Grocery…
Written by Lucy Collins Roanoke College is full of opportunities, both social and academic, that are presented to students and to adults that exceed the age of the average college student. Among these opportunities blossomed the Elderscholar program. Founded in 1984, the Elderscholar program is a six-week fellowship based out of Roanoke College and offered…
Written by Brice Hall We at the Brackety-Ack talked to a recent convert to vegetarianism. The young citizen met us in Fintel Library’s most secluded corner. They were visibly agitated and their cranium was protected from “The AD-Men” by a crown of tin foil. These “Ad-Men” were targeting this vegetarian. They had become a vegetarian…