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Living on Fast Forward

Written by Vanessa Mutesi “I am tired,” a phrase that has become so common in my everyday conversations. Usually when people ask me how I...

Another Modest Proposal for the Holiday Season

Written by Zach “Buckle-up Macy’s” Dalton Well, here we are. November Whatever-Date-You’re-Reading-This. Halloween has come and passed, as Green Day said, “the innocent can never...

Stephen Moore Left Me Wanting Less

Written by Devon Mitchell Roanoke’s Center for Economic Freedom had its inaugural David L. Guy Lecture Series event with speaker Stephen Moore in a talk...

The Trials and Times of a Semester in DC

by Devon Mitchell Studying in Washington DC has been a dream of mine for five years, and now that I am only two weeks away...

Bad Energy, Stay FAR Away

Written by Vanessa Mutesi Have you ever met someone who you clicked with effortlessly? It was as though, both your energies and auras just matched?...

A Freshman’s Thoughts on Going Home

Written by Devon Mitchell Fall Break is in only one week away, and students are preparing for alternative break trips, or the long/short trek home....

On The Campaign Trail

Written by Devon Mitchell The New Hampshire primaries are on Feb. 11, meaning that being in the granite state is the perfect place to be...

Kamala’s First 100 Days

Written by Devon Mitchell Kamala Harris is making history as the first female, Black American, South Asian Vice President. Not only can she hold claim...

Planning Summer After Finals

by Chamberlain Zulauf Is it too early to be looking forward to summer? Maroons have a few more weeks of school left (three as of...

The Democrats’ Spooky Future

Written by Devon Mitchell As the country is drawing near to another primary season, the Democrats are still trying to pick up the pieces from...

Top 5 Best Christmas Songs (Inarguably)

Chamberlain Zulauf #5 Christmas in Harlem- Ye If Die Hard counts as a Christmas movie then Kanye deserves a spot. Teyana Taylor who has a great...

Repost Media Informs Millions

Written by Chamberlain Zulauf Asian American hate was undeniably real on March 16th with the targeted massacre of 8 people (mostly of Asian American descent) at...

Meditation Might Just Be Vital

Written by Jasey Roberts Last semester, I took a meditation class with Dr. Dane Hilton. My preconception of the practice was Adam, my annoyingly well-put-together...

Jake Paul: The Little Boxer that Could

Written by Zach “Chamberlain is Wrong” Dalton  On Saturday, April 17 a circus of a boxing match happened between the notorious Jake Paul and not...

Thanksgiving Marathons

Rebecca Dance I do not run on a regular basis. I have the hips and knees of an elderly woman hidden in my twenty-year-old body,...

A Fresh Perspective on a Classic Romance

Written by Kristi Rolf I’ve never been one to re-read books. The fact that I will never be able to read every great book that...

Abortion Don’t Have to Go, For the Bible Tells Me So

By Devon Mitchell   The Texas abortion ban has been at the forefront of the news in the past couple of weeks. Pro-choice activists worry that...

The Case for a Presidential Age Limit

Written by Ethan Perritt When Donald Trump was elected to office, he broke a record—the oldest incumbent president. At seventy years of age, some questioned...

Ho Ho Ho, Christmas Music, When to Play it- You Should...

Written by Devon Mitchell As spooky season has just come to an end, many people are turning in the Monster mash for Frosty the Snowman....

Vaccinated & Opinionated

Written by Kristi Rolf Today, one of the most popular topics on the internet is the vaccines for COVID-19 that are currently being distributed in...

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