Written by Edgard Lacayo The WTA, Women’s Tennis Association, has suspended all its tournaments in China due to the treatment of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai. The tennis star has not been seen in public without the company of Chinese government officials after she spoke out about being sexually assaulted by Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli…
by Lucy Collins Finals are quickly approaching for Roanoke College students. In these next few weeks, feelings of stress and anxiety will increase among the student population. Stress and anxiety can be very crippling for most students, and the stress of preparing and doing well on final exams is a prevalent feeling among many college…
Written by Alexis Barton On November 30th, a student opened fire at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, MI. Thus far, four students were killed and 7 other individuals were injured. Reports suggest that the victims were selected at random based on their mere location, but the event itself was anything but random or spontaneous….
Written by Katherine Clatterbuck The matchup between long-time rivals Ohio State and Michigan on Saturday, November 27th ended historically after Michigan came out victorious for the first time in eight years. The Michigan Wolverines had not won against Ohio State since their 2011 win of 40-34. Entering the game, Ohio was ranked 2nd in the…
by Mateo Biggs. There’s a special thing about the air as the semester comes to a close. Between the stress of finals and planning for the spring semester, many don’t know what to look forward to next semester when every Maroon comes back to campus — well, besides the fact that the end of next…
by Karen Kohler Thanksgiving is over, so now that means Christmas time is fast approaching — or has already been here for awhile, depending on how long of a season you like to give it. With the Christmas season comes an array of holiday movies, and Netflix alone has developed quite a large selection. Here…
Written by Jack Miller The opioid crisis has wrecked the Appalachian region for the past decade. This issue is incredibly complicated and tragic with opium addiction taking a massive toll on poor rural areas along the East Coast. Particularly in the greater Roanoke area as well as West Virginia and Kentucky the crisis has reached…
by Marisa Seager Seasonal depression, winter blues, or whatever you want to call it, is very much real. It is common that people find their overall mood to be impacted as the weather begins to change. Although it might seem nearly impossible to break free of the seasonal chains, there are numerous suggestions that can…
Devon Mitchell We’ve been waiting patiently since December 2020 for the joy and happiness only one special day can bring. Sharing the goodwill of man in the form of a magical gift, only the most brilliant app designers can give us. Well folks, it’s finally here, Spotify Wrapped. Opening my Spotify app on Wednesday morning,…
By Chamberlain Zulauf Grace Robinson is a challenge to the status quo. She’s a self-labeled “Jesus person” but loves to go to El Jefe’s and play drinking games during Monopoly as most college students do. Grace will be doing all the “church things” after graduation, challenging the status quo along the way. One, that women…