As a college student myself, I tend to assume certain things about other college students. For example, we are all broke and learning all the necessary skills to live on our own. Among these is cooking! You may have a small amount of swipes that leave you one or two meals short at the end…
The beginning of November has always felt to me like the calm before the storm. Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and New Year’s are all crammed into the next month and a half, which makes it quite an overwhelming time for some people. Personally, my dad’s birthday is also around Thanksgiving, which adds just…
This semester, we’ve begun a series exploring the history of our college community with an eye toward our future. This week, we’ll be hearing from RJ Warren, an alumnus from the class of 2007 who was recently appointed Council Chief of Staff for the Richmond City Council. Q: What is your Roanoke story? A: I…
Catastrophic flooding caused immense damage to the Roanoke area and the rest of Southwest Virginia on November 4, 1985. This week marks the 40th anniversary of the event. After many storms throughout the week had saturated the ground, a final surge from Hurricane Juan overtook Roanoke in what was the largest flooding event in its…
Election Day is upon us, and by the time this article is published, voters will have decided on the 75th governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Amid a tense political climate, I reached out to three of Roanoke College’s political science professors, along with a Virginia resident sophomore, Mitchell Hawthorne, to get an idea of…
Editor’s note: Unless congress has come to a budget agreement, on the day of this issue’s publication, the government has been shut down for 37 days. The current government shutdown just broke the record for the longest government shutdown in United States history, a record previously held by the shutdown of 2019. This has…
October flies by in the blink of an eye, but maroons were able to enjoy their time with the month, including the wonderful holiday of Halloween. While the spooky season may be over, November offers plenty more of Fall to be enjoyed (or not depending on your seasonal preferences). It is also the month of…
We’re in the lull between holidays. After the bustling excitement of Halloweekend, the days feel a little drearier than usual. To brighten things up, a recent poll asked students to share their favorite ways to cure their boredom when technology isn’t an option. The poll included four classic choices: books, puzzles, crafts, and board games. …
Skyler Bartell is a senior from Vinton, Virginia, majoring in English with a concentration in publishing and editing. Currently, she is an intern for Roanoke Review and is involved with several religious groups on campus, including Young Life. Beginning in her Freshman year, she has been a Maroon Ambassador, though she is taking a break…
Though the season of Halloween has come to a close, a certain monster of large reputation deserves acknowledgement. For over two centuries, the story of Victor Frankenstein and his monster have been a cornerstone of Gothic literature. While no disrespect needs to be given to the story’s reiterations over the years, nearly nothing has truly…