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Cheating Student Deterred by RC Wallpaper

Written by Joseph Krzyston A student determined to plagiarize a paper was deterred definitively through clever tactical deployment of a computer background. The potential offended,...

Humor Writer Getting Tired, Less Funny

By Joseph Krzyston Look, it’s been a long couple of weeks, ok?

Student Mistakes RC Light for Cheap Beer

Written by Joseph Krzyston This week, a Roanoke College senior was mildly flummoxed to find definitively that RC Light, the weekly college chapel service that...

I’m the Hottest In the Street, Know You Probably Heard of...

Written by Shamira James RC is offering students a chance to write the influential and moving speeches that the freshmen hear during convocation. Yes, RC...

Salem to Reenact Witch Trial with RC Students

Written by Joe Krzyston In a move sure to invite the ire of college students and the amusement of residents, the City of Salem announced...

Students Shirk Duties Due to Sun

Written by Joseph Krzyston Across campus, students are starting to reconsider commitments of time and emotion that they made in the bleak midwinter. When life...

Students’ Spirits Soar in Warmth

Written by Joe Krzyston The situation was dire. Students and staff across campus were on the brink of losing it. Everybody knew this, but nobody...

Why is Spring Break So Wild?

Written by Isaac Davis As an international student I can attest to the world-wide fame and reputation of the American “Spring Break”. For years I...

A Fair Trade Of Furniture?

Written by Beth Janes The Economics Department is in an uproar following the development of a new barter and trade system for the chairs on...

Miller Hall Smokers Persevere Through Wind and Rain

Written by Joe Krzyston It’s been a rainy week here at Roanoke College, and many of us stuck closely to the shelter of buildings, venturing...

Students Fondly Remember Nudity in Commons

Written by Elizabeth Janes Jan. 31, 2018 is a day that will live on in Roanoke College History. On Wednesday night around 7:30 p.m., student...

Seeing Illness As An Attribute

Written by Isaac Davis It’s that time of the year. Palms are clammy, health services are quarantining and demand for soup and Sudafed has never...

My Favorite Fashion Blogger is Tanking My Country

Written by Leilani Doneux When Chiara Ferragni announced to the world that she and her fiancé, Italian rapper Fedez, were planning to deliver their child in...

Enthusiastic Pledge Defaces Fintel

Written Joe Krzyston Consumed with discernable purpose for the first time in his entire life, one freshman is on a mission to carve the letters...

Black History Month: Third Time’s The Charm

Written by Shamira James Though it only lasts for one day, people associate the entire month of February with Valentine’s Day. While I love walking...

Alone in the Laundry: Why We’re Eating Soap

Written by Joe Krzyston According to the Washington Post, the first two weeks of 2018 saw thirty-seven teenagers call poison control because they intentionally consumed...

California Dreaming in a Southern State of Mind

Written by Leilani Doneux To admit that I was afraid, I would also have to admit that when I committed to Roanoke College, at a...

Stakes Not High Enough in Intro Fiction Story

Written by Joe Krzyston The uneasiness was palpable in a Miller Hall classroom today as Bailey Mann’s short story was analyzed and picked apart for...

New Year Evolutions

Written by Isaac Davis 2018 is the year I’m: losing weight, learning French, working harder, getting better, running faster, saving this, sorting that, starting a...

Editor Fired for Gross Incompetance

Written by Joe Krzyston Effective next issue, David Hall, longtime editor of the Roanoke College Brackety-Ack, will be fired from the paper for reasons related...

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