Written by Mateo Biggs Spotify. The app many people use in order to cultivate playlists to better fit their aesthetics– sometimes shared with friends or partners to better expand on the general vibes of the relationship. A place many use to stream their favorite artists, albums, and even game soundtracks. Many Maroons on campus use…
Written by Mateo Biggs 2024 has officially dropped and with it comes many new topics bursting for exploration on most people’s favorite platform; “YouTube”. Although the platform hasn’t seen an iconic “YouTube Rewind” since 2019– with only 121 million total views –there is still plenty of news happening on the home of the red play…
Written by Kai Sanchez As November comes to a close and Mariah Carey continues to defrost, many people, myself included, are starting to delve into the world of Christmas movies. There are a large number of movies which are iconic to the season: A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Santa Clause, and Home Alone are all…
Written by Nina Earle With bright probe lights flashing to the beat, everyone is reminded that it is holiday light season once again. The beats in the cars pump as they drive through the lights. With everyone’s faces plastered to the car’s windows, they slowly move through the rainbow of color. To the left, Frosty…
Written by Mikaela Gantz As we enter into the holiday season I am reminded that this is a season of great sadness juxtaposed with tremendous joy. The holidays, especially Christmas, are one of my favorite times of the year. However along with the season change, comes a mood change, and more flashbacks to the life…
Written by Mikaela Gantz As a junior (who’s technically a sophomore), I have some experience with finals. I think midterms and finals feel the same except finals are far more nerve-racking. Not only are exams happening, but there are final papers, essays, presentations, and of course sports and other extracurriculars getting in their last events…
Written by Elle Gunter Roanoke College and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference are set to host the D3 men and women’s soccer championships this week in Salem, VA. This is the 100th NCAA event hosted in Salem in just thirty years! For many NCAA athletes, Salem will be remembered as the place where they won…
Written by Tim Hofstaetter To start off I want to say this should be a nuanced conversation and at the end of the day this is just my opinion. If you consider someone else to be the GOAT, that is great. And there will never be a unanimous answer. I just wanted to write this…
Written by Tim Hofstaetter The Roanoke Women’s Basketball season has started, and they are playing a beautiful brand of basketball. Their record is starting off at 2-2. It needs some context because they have been playing at the level above an average team. They have done just about everything by playing an ODAC game, in…
Written by Allison Shaw Maroons, welcome to the final stretch! We’re heading into the last week of classes, finals week, and then this year’s fall semester will be coming to a close! For many, this can be one of the most stressful sections of the entire semester as students catch up on late work, cram…