Summer Fashion: Hot Outside, Cold Inside
Written by Alexandra Gautier
Dressing for summer temperatures during the school year should be easy, yes? Absolutely false. When it’s regularly upwards of 80-degrees during...
Queer Culture & ‘Golden Girls’: Love Trumped Hate
Written by Joseph Carrick
When people think of the LGBTQIA+ community in America during the 1980s, many will reflect on the aberrant policies of the...
Fearless in the Music Industry
Written by Kristina Calhoun
Taylor Swift fans will be excited to hear that their throwback songs will soon have a new tune to them.
Swift announced...
‘Charlie’s Angels’ Resurfaces After 15 Years
Written by Jessica Shelburne
It’s been more than 15 years since the last successful rendition of Charlie’s Angels, but if 2019 will bring us anything...
Theatre RC Confronts the Past in “Appropriate”
Written by Charissa Roberson
From Nov. 12-14, Theatre Roanoke College presented Branden Jacob-Jenkins’s layered production “Appropriate,” which won the Obie Award for Best New American...
Riches to Rags? The Royals Deny Reality Show Rumors
Written by Kristina Calhoun
It’s been 6 months since ex-royals Meghan Markle and Prince Harry left their cozy England castle for a more humble and...
“Harriet” Receives Mixed Opinions
Written by Alexandra Gautier
If you ask anyone if they know who Harriet Tubman is, the answer is a resounding “yes!” Her story of running...
Acclaimed Irish Folk Band The High Kings Releases New Album
Written by Charissa Roberson
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, popular Irish folk group the High Kings released their newest album, “Home from Home,”...
Some Things Never Change: Protesting in America
Written by Joseph Carrick
The weekly protests outside the Capital Building have not been going over well for protesters, which means that their plan is...
RC International Film Fest Goes Virtual!
Written by Charissa Roberson
On Feb. 17, Roanoke College kicked off its third annual International Film Festival. Despite changes and challenges due to COVID-19, the...
Campus Activities Board 2 Events, 2 Weeks
Written by Jessica Shelburne
For the last two consecutive weeks, the Campus Activities Board (CAB) has hauled ass to put on events for the student...
Top Movies Coming in 2021
Written by Charissa Roberson
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous highly anticipated films have had to be significantly delayed. However, with the arrival of 2021,...
Rocky Events on the Quad
Written by Mateo Biggs
In the midst of the harsh restrictions in place to battle COVID-19, Roanoke College has tried to give students fun events...
Book Review: “A Swim in a Pond in the Rain”
Written by Jasey Roberts
In January, acclaimed short story writer and novelist George Saunders released a new nonfiction piece, “A Swim in a Pond in...
Reading With Writers: Roanoke College’s Autumn Reading
Written by Mateo Biggs
The annual Roanoke College Autumn Reading took place on Oct. 4, outside at the Olin Hall Amphitheater. Despite restrictions due to...
WE ARE NEVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER, OR ARE WE?
Written by Kristina Calhoun
At the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards on Sept. 16, country-turned-pop star Taylor Swift performed her song “Betty,” from her...
Basically Tarantino: Review and Awards
Written by Zach "One Page to Go" Dalton
As the semester came to an end, the Screen Studies and Media Arts of Roanoke College held...
“Tiger King” Meets “Dancing with the Stars”
Written by Kristina Calhoun
Hey all you cool cats and kittens! Carole Baskin can add “Dancing with the Stars” to her resumé next to animal...
“Turning Red”: The Lucky Color?
by Mateo Biggs
The early 2000s was a time many Roanoke students wish they could forget, from the collecting of loom bands to the early...
The Best (and Cheesiest) Valentine’s Films
Written by Mateo Biggs
This year, Valentine’s Day will look a little different. With COVID-19 ever present, conditions aren’t exactly ripe for finding romance. Even...
