Written by Garrett Ruggieri Alumni Weekend struck RC and sunny Salem with a wonderful crowd of past and current Maroons who were proud to wear their colors and support the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams. During halftime of the men’s game, the 1978 RC National Championship Men’s Lacrosse Team was honored for their 40th anniversary…
Written by Jessica Shelburne Tonya Harding, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Johnny Damon are just three of 10 noteworthy athletes constituting the new cast for the 26th season of Dancing with the Stars. Alongside the athletes are dancers Jenna Johnson, Gleb Savchenko, and Emma Slater, among others, who will be returning to make an attempt at winning…
Written by Joseph Krzyston According from sources close to him, embattled section editor Joe Krzyston is looking forward to the summer. The Brackety-Ack contacted him to confirm. “Look,” said the devilishly handsome editor, “deadlines are clearly not my favorite thing, and I’m looking forward to a season without them. I’m more interested in doing something,…
Written by David Hall I’ll cut to the chase. I’ve done a lot here at Roanoke and Emma wants me to write one final piece. So here it is. I could try and tell you lots of things, but you probably wouldn’t incorporate it into your life so here’s a shot at something small. Stop…
Written by Emma Grosskopf This year marked RC’s third annual Basically Tarantino Film Festival, and on April 5, six films were shown in the Ballroom in front of an audience of students, faculty and staff. These films, analyzed by a panel of judges, were nominated for different awards based on their content. Every film shown…
Written by Emma Grosskopf Even the temperamental Virginia weather cooperated last weekend for the return of RC alumni. Alumni Weekend kicked off on Friday, April 13, with the Society of 1842 Luncheon, in which this year’s Roanoke College Medalists s, Dr. D. Rae Carpenter, Jr. ‘49 and Wesley Graves VI ‘63, were recognized for their work…
Written by Jordan Hanson On April 19, Olin Hall featured a joint jazz and wind ensemble concert directed by Dr. Joseph Blaha, who will be retiring from Roanoke after a 16-year career at the college. Freshman Oliva Long, member of both jazz band and wind ensemble, enjoys the convenience of the joint concert, also stating…
Written by Shamira James and Emma Grosskopf Whether it’s for three months or for good, what are you going to miss most about RC? Dr. Schultz, RC Professor, Overall Blessing to the English Department, “That’s easy. Most of all, I’ll miss my courageous students and seeing them change and grow over their four years here…
Written by Bradley Bommarito Last Friday, April 13, a group of students in RC’s Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) club spent the day in Charlottesville, Va. for the 2018 Tom Tom Founders Festival. Members attended several summit speeches and a panel event. According to a press statement, Tom Tom’s signature event is a week-long festival of…
Written by Kaelyn Spickler The 175th anniversary of Roanoke College has proven to be special for many different reasons. This semester in particular, we’ve had some very interesting and exciting things that kept our campus buzzing since students set foot back on campus in January. While we had some lows, like the Salem-wide water outage…