By Mikaela Gantz Welcome back to campus! We at the Brackety-Ack and the rest of the Colket Center staff missed y’all. Luckily, there are a bunch of events on campus in the next few weeks to welcome back returners and meet all the new maroons! The Football FOTQ event is TONIGHT from 4:30- 7:00pm on…
By Mikaela Gantz This article is meant to serve as a timeline for all the things that have happened in the past few months since we last published leading up to the 2024 Presidential Election. The Brackety-Ack will be doing opinion and news election coverage leading up to (and potentially after) the election. On the…
By Allison Shaw I wish that I could bottle the way the air smells in the summer, somewhat sweet and definitely hot. There’s beauty in it, the longer days, the peachy-orange sunsets, the feeling of the sun on your skin right as it starts to burn. Sitting outside in the late evening in the humid…
By Ren Monin If you started reading this article under the impression that it would be a scathing review of the food here at Roanoke College, then you’d be wrong! Instead, this is a list of my top three food items on campus, why I like them, and where to find them! Starting at spot…
By Nina Earle There are a lot of things that become more important once you leave home and go to college. Some of them are the easier things that come with adjusting to school; things like learning how to write an essay or making it to your classes on time. Others can be harder, such…
By Delaney Collins The fulfillment one receives from being in the outdoor world is a feeling that only a select few can understand. Especially today, in our technocentric society, most humans choose to find happiness and fulfillment within a closed four-wall space, shortening their mental attentiveness on blue light radiant screens. However, those who would…
By Zachary Bayers World renowned soccer player, Cristiano Ronaldo, is widely accepted to be one of the best soccer players in history. With a whopping total of 816 goals under his belt, such a feat has earned him the official title of the highest overall men’s international goalscorer in history. For decades, this near forty…
By Mariana Hanlin With the new school year starting, Roanoke College welcomes back a highly anticipated sport that has been missing for quite a while: Football. This will be the first year Roanoke College has had a football team since 1942, nearly eighty years ago. With fresh recruits from all around settling in, these players…
By Lauren Price Well, it sure was an exciting season opening scrimmage for the men’s soccer team. The Maroons hosted the Randolph Wildcats on August 25th, the first home event of the season. The Roanoke student body was incredibly excited to show up and support their classmates for this occasion. The energy was ecstatic, which…
By Maggie Raker Like many Roanoke College students, I was handed a “Roommate Agreement” this week. The contract-like paper was kindly provided by Residence Life & Housing and is thorough and efficient. Yet, I found myself truly considering the sheet for the first time. Like many friends, I haven’t always taken roommate agreements seriously. Now…