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The lifestyle page has a little bit of everything and could be considered “magazine-like.” Popular topics discussed on this page range from relationships, style guides, and aspects of student life all from a fresh and light perspective.
Spring Flings Are Canceled
Written by Kaelyn Spickler, Chris Harrison's Future Replacement
COVID-19 has certainly flipped everyone’s world upside down. It has impacted so many things, and so many...
This Spring, Embrace Darty SZN: Get Your Day Drink On With These Tips
Written by Caisi Calandra
When you think of darties, the first thing that might come to mind are the cute outfits and pics for the...
Living My Best Life: Scorpio Season Shaking It Up
Written by Emma Grosskopf
Back when I was an impressionable youth, I believed that horoscopes were a nonsensical idea: that the stars and lunar energy...
Living My Best Life: High Fives and Sex Drives
Written by Emma Grosskopf
Let’s talk about sharing.
This is a small school. It seems that everyone knows everyone here, and while that makes for...
What You’re Made Of
Written by Kaelyn Spickler
Whether they be August 2019 graduates, December 2019 graduates, or May 2020 graduates, there will be 428 Roanoke College students eligible...
A Playlist for Weekend Shenanigans
Written by Emma Grosskopf
Have you ever wanted to be in a musical? For most of us, going out on the weekends is an EXPERIENCE....
Expand Your Online Vocabulary With New Twitter Lingo
Written by Shamira James
As someone who is an active member of Stan Twitter (which sounds super cringey having to say it out loud), it...
Social Media Overload: Chains, Challenges, and Quizzes
Written by Kaelyn Spickler
In the last week there has been an overload of social media posts, trends, and memes. For some, this may be...
Find Local Selfie Spots to Improve Your ‘Gram Game
Written by Shamira James
We all know what it takes to make a good Instagram worthy pic - the caption, the filter, even the location...
Sebastian Salazar
All of the girls love him, all of the guys want to be him! Sophomore Sebastian Salazar, a business administration major originally from Lima,...
Snow Superstitions to Guarantee a Snow Day
Written by Zachary Dalton
Winter is here- not officially, but the temperature has dropped and the air is certainly crisper. As the promise of snow...
Highway to the…FriendZone?
Written by Shamira James
The friend zone.
In a nutshell, it’s when someone feels like they had a shot with someone romantically, but it’s quickly...
The Brackety-Ack Presents: Holiday Party Survival Guide
While many people are preparing for a holly, jolly holiday, college kids like us are panicking about our futures, and it doesn’t help when...
The Importance of Immediacy
Written by Madalyn Chapman, Coffee Connoisseur
If COVID-19 has taught us anything, one of the most important things should be the importance of immediacy. College...
Living My Best Life: I Am Confusion
Written by Emma Grosskopf
Being confused isn’t a new concept to me, okay? I took a stats class.
I swear, something new confuses me every...
Wing Night VS College Night
Written by Emma Grosskopf and Aeryn McMurtry
If it’s ever 10:45 p.m. on a Wednesday and you have an itch that only hot wings from...
Oops, We Did It Again: Hookup Stories
Written by Emma Grosskopf
“Someone called campo on us because the music we were using was too loud. Apparently it was loud enough to block...
22 Things… I Love and Will Miss from Roanoke College
Written by Kaelyn Spickler
I am now a somewhat-freshly-22-year-old, and after a semester’s worth of eight lists with 22 bullet points, we have come to...
Hi Shishters: Here’s the Basis for A Good Foundation
Written by Caisi Calandra
Even though there’s technically not a specific age at which children can start playing with makeup, most start at a young...
Bringing Babe Home For the Holidays: Holly Jolly or Ho-Ho-Hopeless?
Written by Caisi Calandra
It’s that time of year again! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ōmisoka -- anything, really -- the holidays are meant...