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Professor Makes Waves in Jeopardy Tournament

Written by Hannah Guanti Before students left for Winter Break, one of Roanoke College’s own made his mark on national television- again! Chemistry professor Gary...

Black History Month on Campus

Written by Hannah Guanti February marks the return of Black History Month across the country and here on Roanoke College’s campus. Here are the...

Further Action Taken In Proxy Violence with Iran

Written by Hannah Guanti The United States military has retaliated against the Iran-backed militia group responsible for the January 28 drone strike in Jordan. Earlier...

Mayorkas Facing Impeachment

Written by Midhi Agbaw Alejandro Mayorkas, the Department of Homeland Security secretary, is facing impeachment by Republicans in the House of Representatives. His supporters view...

Trump’s Presidential Candidacy Faces the Supreme Court

Written by Hannah Guanti The legality of former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential candidacy is being taken before the U.S. Supreme Court this week. The...

Track and Field All-Americans

Written by Tim Hoffstaetter To wrap up the 2023-2024 Indoor Track season Roanoke College had two athletes compete at nationals and both earned all-American honors!...

First of its Kind Lawsuit in Roanoke City

Written by Hannah Guanti The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia has begun legal proceedings against the Roanoke City Police Department surrounding their involvement in...

Louisiana Works to Become Permitless Concealed Carry

Written by Mateo J. Biggs As of the next month, it has been 25 years since the Columbine school shooting and 12 years since the...

St Patrick’s Day Celebrated in Downtown Roanoke

Written By Hannah Guanti Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Roanoke is a day filled with music, food, activities, parades, drinks, and so much more.  The weekend...

Will Tik Tok Be Banned?

Written by Hannah Guanti Last week, the United States House of Representatives passed a bill that requires the popular social media platform, Tik Tok, to...

Rabbits and Eggs

Written by Andrea Flores-Gomez The Easter bunny, Easter hare, Easter rabbit, etc. Whichever name you know it by, this folkloric creature that goes around laying Easter eggs...

Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Written Hannah Guanti  In the early hours of March 26, a cargo ship off course collided with Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The bridge...

Final Visible Eclipse for 20 Years

By Hannah Guanti April 8 is the last chance for Virginians to see a solar eclipse for possibly the next twenty-years. Groups across the commonwealth...

Goodwill to Combat Food Desert in Northwest Roanoke

Written by Hannah Guanti Goodwill is slated to open The Market on Melrose in November, to combat the food desert in Northwest Roanoke. It is...

Roanoke College Conference on Race Returns for the Third Year

Written by Hannah Guanti  Roanoke College is hosting its third Virginia Conference on Race on April 4-5.  The event begins with a keynote speech by Renée...

March Madness Mess-Up

Written by Tim Hoffstaetter These past few weeks have been filled with amazing basketball on both the women’s and men’s side however there has been...

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