Returning Student State of Mind
By Mia Shelton
It’s lovely to see everyone’s shining faces back on campus. It can be stressful coming back to campus with a new set...
Lucy’s Declassified School Survival Guide
By Lucy Collins
Helpful Tips for Returning to In-Person Classes
After the previous school year that we all had to endure, fully online, without any personal...
Study Playlists
Lucy Collins
Studying can be a very egregious and boring task that a college student has to endure during a semester. Although, there is a...
Cozy Gaming
Marisa Seager
You might think that a “true gamer” is someone who plays stereotypical shooter games like Call of Duty and Apex Legends, however there...
Fall Bucket List
Mia Shelton
Fall is upon us! The leaves will soon turn crisp like the air. Our windows will be painted with beautiful shades of red,...
From High School to College
Sydney Young
Almost weekly in high school a teacher would say “this won’t work in college” to me or a classmate. This was usually in...
Self-Care Apps
Written by Marisa Seager
Self-care using a mobile app? Yes, you read that right. Here’s a list that I’ve compiled of some of my favorite...
Healthy Habits
Written by Sydney Young
Due to the abundance of cookies and cakes constantly available to us from Commons and Cavern, it’s not hard to understand...
Mentally Preparing for Midterms
Written by Mia Shelton
Me oh my! Midterms are already here? How can that be? It feels like yesterday everyone moved in, bright eyes and...
Spooky Gaming
By Marisa Seager
If you are anything like me, you might not be planning to go out on Halloween night or Halloweekend…
Here are all of...
The BEST Halloween Candy
By Sydney Young
We’ve all been there. You just came home from a long night of trick-or-treating and you’re proud of the bounty collected in...
Last Minute Halloween Costumes
By Mia Shelton
BOO! Were you spooked? Who’s excited for Halloweekend? Halloween is tiptoeing around the corner, and there is always pressure to have an...
Fall Activities in Salem-Roanoke
By Lucy Collins
With the fall season almost to a close, it may seem that there aren’t any more fun fall activities to do around...
How to Host a Dorm Friendsgiving
By Sydney Young
While most people skip right from Halloween to Christmas, I am one of the few people I know that actually loves Thanksgiving....
Chai You’ve Gotta Try
By Marisa Seager
As the seasons change, I am always eager to swing by a coffee shop and try the latest holiday drink. However, no...
Mentally Preparing for Finals
by Lucy Collins
Finals are quickly approaching for Roanoke College students. In these next few weeks, feelings of stress and anxiety will increase among the...
Merry Movies
By Sydney Young
With Thanksgiving behind us, Christmas and Finals season are in full swing. So, when the need for stress relief is high, and...
Striving to Survive the Winter Blues
by Marisa Seager
Seasonal depression, winter blues, or whatever you want to call it, is very much real. It is common that people find their...
A Snowy Soundtrack
By Mia Shelton
Happy winter! Snow is falling and the temperature is dropping. Everyone is bundling up for warmth and enjoying company of friends. Winter...
Winter Ready Habits
By Lucy Collins
The weather during the start of the spring semester at Roanoke College is most often than not very cold and gloomy. Cold...
