On the DC Beat: Thank You for the Music
by Devon Mitchell
240 miles away from Roanoke College, Washington DC stands as a beacon for American politics, life, and culture. I am fortunate enough...
The Break Up Playlist You’ve Been Looking For
by Lucy Collins
Happier Than Ever: Billie Eilish
This song starts slow but picks up quickly. It appeals to emotions of sadness, in the...
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...
Ciao, Italia: Preparation
By Kristi Rolf
I am kicking of my fourth semester writing for the Brackety-Ack with a brand-new column, Ciao, Italia! During the next three months,...
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...
New Semester, New Me
By Marisa Seager
Personally, I have never been a much of a fan of the phrase “new year, new me,” but I do like this...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
