Folks at ‘Noke is the page for features on exemplary students here at Roanoke! From ‘Folk of Noke’ to ‘Maroons Talk Brackety-Ack’ and even columns from students abroad, this is the place to go to get to know your fellow Maroons.
Written by Zach Dalton This month is a very important month in terms of month-long celebrations. March marks the celebration of Women’s History. There have been tons of achievements and remarkable moments led by women throughout our history and it is key to recognize that. With all of that being said, this issue we here…
Written by Vanessa Mutesi “Keep your friends, and your enemies closer.” I have no idea where this saying started but I have heard it countless times, and I am sure you have to. We mostly tie an enemy as someone who is a nemesis, a rival, but never do tie it to the self. I…
Written by Marisa Seager Victoria Mattox, a sophomore from Appomattox, VA: “For me, online classes have felt significantly easier than in-person. I’ve had several asynchronous classes, and the classes that were synchronous have had drastically less work than pre-COVID ones. It certainly has its downfalls, too; I think that I haven’t taken in as much…
Written by Zuba Mutesi Your life. The pandemic. School. Midterms. This is the scope of life most of us are in at the moment, and I don’t know about you but I know this has been quite a stressful time. As we all are learning to navigate this pandemic and keep our heads above water,…
Written by Zach Dalton This issue’s Folk at ‘Noke is a very special one. This senior has been waiting to be the Folk since her freshman year at Roanoke College. Everybody take a moment and say “congratulations” to Colket’s own: Tara Hrdlick. Tara hails from Baltimore, Maryland and came to Roanoke College in 2018 to…
Written by Zach Dalton This issue’s Folk at Noke is someone who has worked tirelessly behind the scenes throughout this month to ensure that each event for Black History Month went off seamlessly. So, everyone give a hearty hello to Ms. Natasha Saunders, the Director for the Office of Multicultural Affairs. She has served as…
Written by Zuba Mutesi Zoom university is a reality that many of us have come to accept because realistically, we have no clue on when life could go back to any form of normalcy. When this online learning and virtual world started, I was always trying to stay optimistic about the new methods being adopted…
Written by Marisa Seager Changes have continued to be made to campus like adding outdoor pavilions, which can be found by the following areas: Crawford, Marion, Chalmers, New Hall, Bast Gym, and the fire pit. These will provide a place for students to gather outside, which is much safer than indoors to help avoid the…
Written by Zachary Dalton This issue the Brackety-Ack got to sit down with Xavier O’Brien, a senior majoring with Secondary Education with a concentration in Mathematics here at Roanoke College. Xavier came to Roanoke from Metuchen, N.J where, as he said to Brackety-Ack, “[his] friends and [him] are the best rappers in New Jersey,” he…
Written by Joyelle Ronan If you’ve ever watched the Disney Channel Original movie Radio Rebel and highly identified with Debby Ryan’s character, WRKE may be for you. Whether you’re into talking politics or introducing the world to what’s new in music, any student or faculty can have a radio show on WRKE. A new show…