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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.

Resurrecting the Democrats Chances in Texas and Georgia

Written by Joey Slasher For around thirty years Texas and Georgia have been securely Republican states when it comes to presidential elections. In Texas, the...

Gabby Petito Investigation Sparks Conversation About DV

Written by Jack Miller Over recent weeks, particularly over social media, hashtags like #justiceforgabby or #whereisgabby began cropping up as a peculiar case started to...

Across the Aisle: Who is Bernie Sanders?

Written by Joey Slusher Bernie Sanders has become a modern household name. He is synonymous with concepts like free college, universal healthcare, and democratic socialism-...

Retired RC Professor and Local Artist Showcases Unique Art

Written by Jack Miller Two weeks ago, retired Roanoke College John P. Fishwick Professor of English Dr. Robert Schultz returned to campus to lead a...

Father of Supply Side Economics Talks Taxes at RC

Written by Robby Mangum On Thursday, Sep. 26, economist and author Dr. Art Laffer visited Roanoke College to start a dialogue about the present state...

Water Under the Bridge: Monks Spread Sand and Love

Written by Jack Miller Roanoke College recently enjoyed the privilege of hosting a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery in Southern...

Carilion CEO Talks Ethics in Leadership

Written by Brice Hall On Wednesday, Oct. 23, Ms. Nancy Agee delivered a presentation titled “Ethics in Professional Lives” in the Wortmann Ballroom at 7:30...

Who Ya Gonna Call?

Written by Zach “Ghostbusters!” Dalton Nothing says spooky like going to the most haunted spot on Roanoke’s campus. On a weekend in September Dr. Carter’s...

Donald Trump Contracts Covid-19

Written by Jack Miller On Friday morning via Twitter, Donald Trump announced that he had contacted Covid-19 saying: “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for...

Fall Arrives on Campus

Written by The Ghost of Jack Miller As Fall begins and the days get colder here on campus, the college traditionally holds a ton of...

RC Hosts Virtual International Film Festival

Written by Bradley Bommarito From February 17 through 26, Roanoke College’s Department of Modern Languages hosted its Third Annual International Film Festival (IFF) virtually. These...

RC Offers New Virtual Healthcare Service

Written by Bradley Bommarito Students this semester may have noticed that RC has partnered with TimelyMD to offer additional healthcare services that will supplement increased...

Blue Wave Rising: Virginia Goes to the Democrats

Written by Joey Slusher Virginia, along with a number of states including Kentucky and Mississippi, held state and local elections last Tuesday. This election was...

The Fight for DC Statehood

Written by Joey Slusher Since 1949, with the admission of Alaska and Hawaii to the union, the United States has had a nice and even...

Candidates Clash, Come Together at the 5th Democratic Debate

Written by Joey Slusher On Wednesday, Nov. 20, the top ten candidates seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for President gathered in Atlanta and took to...

National Changes to Title IX

Written by Devon Mitchell In May the US Department of Education released new regulations on how to handle sexual assault on campuses under Title IX....

Students and Faculty Work to Destigmatize Menstruation

by Alexis Barton Dr. Carrie Murawski and Dr. Wendy Larson-Harris are working in collaboration with their INQ 120 students to raise awareness for period poverty...

Candidates Enter and Exit the 2020 Race

Written by Joey Slusher The race for the Democratic nomination has seen major changes this week as the field continues to change and poll numbers...

Students, Faculty Observe November Mercury Transit

Written by Bradley Bommarito On Monday, Nov. 11, the planet Mercury traveled in front of the Sun, resulting in an astronomy event referred to as...

Fears From Democrats After Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation

Written by Devon Mitchell The Senate confirmed Donald Trump’s third Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, on October 26th with a 52-48 vote along party...