This page features engaging stories on noteworthy events on and around the Roanoke College campus. Special events, collegiate awards and accomplishments, administrative announcements, and even local crimes and emergencies are frequently covered.
Written by Bradley Bommarito Last Tuesday, the Roanoke College Center for Leadership and Entrepreneurial Innovation launched its Fall 2019 speaker series. Dr. Hal Irvin, the Associate Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology Outreach at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech, and Dr. Sarah Snider, a postdoctoral researcher at the center and entrepreneur,…
Written by Robby Mangum On Friday, August 30, Roanoke College held its biyearly activities fair. Representatives from every type of on-campus organization (including Greek life, activity clubs, and religious groups) attended the activities fair in an attempt to attract new members, especially among the freshman class. In addition, external organizations such as the Salem Police…
Written by Bradley Bommarito There’s no doubt that the summer is an exciting time for students. For four months out of the year, we have the chance to catch up on sleep, restore our checking accounts, and reunite with old friends. While we’re recuperating from the previous semester, however, a sizeable proportion of the RC…
Written by Emily Leclerc April is designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It is a yearly campaign organized to raise awareness about sexual violence and educate people about the steps that can be taken to prevent it. College campuses especially tend to experience elevated levels of sexual assault, and many portions of the campaign are…
Written by Robby Mangum On April 10, Dr. Caleb Bradberry, assistant professor of Information Technology at Radford University, hosted an MSCP conversation about the ethics of machine learning and data collection. Dr. Bradberry, an assistant professor in the Information Technology Department at Radford University, discussed the applications of machine learning for predictive algorithms and the…
Written by Kaelyn Spickler Flood in October The talk of Hurricane Florence making her appearance on the East Coast scared many, but the effects of the storm were not greatly felt here at RC; however, shortly after, the campus turned into a lake for students to swim and kayak in. Some were even seen fishing….
Written by Emma Grosskopf A massive fire shook the Ile de La Cité on Monday when the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris went up in flames due to apparent complications involved with its ongoing renovation. The cathedral, whose construction began in the early 1100s, had been under an ongoing, multi-million-dollar restoration process when a…
Written by Brice Hall Alumni Weekend 2019 kicks off on Thursday, April 4, with an Alumni Career Fair that could help modern fledgling Maroons get a job in the big bad real world. Friday features a series of different graduating class and general department reunions. At 7 p.m. on Friday (April 5), there will be…
Written by Robby Mangum Roanoke College alumna Mandy Len Catron spoke to students about her book How to Fall in Love with Anyone on April 2. As the name suggests, her book is an exploration of love through ‘memoirs in essays.’ Some of these essays in the book include ‘The Exploded Star: the Myth of…
Written by Bradley Bommarito On Thursday, March 28, writer and journalist Jon Meacham visited Roanoke College as a guest speaker in the Henry H. Fowler Lecture Series. His lecture, titled “Leadership and Character: Do We Need to be Good to be Great?,” explored the role of virtue in civic life and themes relating to contemporary…