The Food & Wellness page is pretty straight forward: food and wellness, but with a twist! Our stories are created by college students and created for college students. Cheap meal ideas, mental health discussion, and tips for study are all the kinds of stories you’ll find here.
With cold mornings and the leaves falling faster, Maroons are settling into fall weather. Another thing that lets us know that we are at the peak of autumn is the many “fall-themed” foods, snacks, and drinks around. But what makes a fall snack “fall”? The fruits and vegetables in season, such as the better-known ones…
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 Jared Herr, a Phi Beta Kappa alumnus from the class of 2004 who graduated with a BS in Biology with Honors and a BS in Biochemistry. Q: What is…
With so many great food options available from Commons each day, it can be almost overwhelming to choose what you want sometimes! What if nothing sounds quite right to eat or drink at a particular meal? Or what if your friend challenges you to try something new?! Fear not! With so many options…
I’d like to start off by saying that if you are genuinely ill, the very first thing you should do is see Health Services; this article is NOT medical advice and is not meant to be an alternative for recovery care. But sometimes, you’re not SICK sick. You feel bad enough that your…
If you, like so many, went outside and immediately got drenched this week, you probably realized that it’s been raining the last couple of days. This pattern seems to be repeating next week. Even if you enjoy the rain, we must admit it is hard to entertain yourself when you are obligated to stay inside…
Time seems to fly when you are having fun, or when you need to finish a three-page paper in an hour because you procrastinated all weekend. Now that we are reaching midterms, we find ourselves in the middle point of the fall semester. As fall break approaches we are going to have a week of…
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 Kaelyn Spickler, an alumnus from the class of 2021 who has made herself a home here in the valley. Q: What is your Roanoke story? A: Campus reminded me of…
Coming to college is a great way to start building your sense of identity, as you have the freedom to explore the things that interest you. Roanoke College provides lots of opportunities to try things out and see what works best for you. With more than 140 clubs and organizations, you are bound to find…
Making decisions is scary. Especially when it comes to the path you will take during your four years at Roanoke College. There is one thing that I really value from this school, and that is the ability to avoid getting stuck on a single path. You can look at pictures of the brain and study…
The consensus on campus seems to be clear: no one wants to get sick. And yet, we’ve been seeing cases on campus steadily since move-in day. “Freshmen flu” and general fall illnesses are expected, but they do seem to strike earlier every year, and they certainly do everything they can to prevent you from settling…