Opinion
This page offers articles of a humorous nature, opinion pieces, social and political commentaries, and even rants. If you're down for a laugh or hear a side this is the page to go to.
Teaching English in an Unhealthy Global World
Devon Mitchell
This summer, I taught my first online English class for Blue Ridge Literacy, a local non-profit whose mission is to teach English to...
Yik Yak is Back!
Rebecca Dance
For the reader’s convenience, I will recap my 2013 middle school experience: Yik Yak is an app that connects you with people within...
Festivals: Not for the Faint of Heart
Kristi Rolf
Two weeks ago, I was lucky enough to go to my first music festival in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I got my shifts covered for...
Gender Norms Broken by Nail Painting Trend
Chamberlain Zulauf
Do you remember when people used to say, “come on it's 2016…”?
Well, it’s 2021 now and even your favorite male rapper probably paints...
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...
Campus Culture Shock
By Kristi Rolf
Roanoke College is a different place in September 2021 than it was in May. During the last school year, I grew accustomed...
Living on the Dance Floor Ten Years Later
By Devon Mitchell
It’s been ten years since the iconic moms and daughters of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, took the dance stage by storm with the premiere...
Good Mythical Morning!
By Chamberlain Zulauf
I’ve been waking up to that phrase since I was 11 years old. If you aren’t also a Mythical Beast, you probably...
Farewell to the Class of 2021
Written by Kristi Rolf
As commencement quickly approaches, we at the Brackety-Ack are feeling especially grateful for the wonderful seniors on our staff who have...
To the Class of 2021, From RC Faculty
Written by Devon Mitchell
Dear Seniors, congratulations on making it to the end! It’s been a windy, twisty, rocky kind of road but, here you...
Zach “Big Fish 2k21” Dalton
Written by Chamberlain Zulauf
What is there to say about Zach Dalton that hasn’t already been written about in the Brackety-Ack? It was easy to...
Con Te Partiò
Written by Zach “Wow I Can’t Believe I Did This Bit for a Whole Year” Dalton
The title is Italian for “With You, I Shall...
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...
COVID-19,20,21….
Written by Chamberlain Zulauf
It has been well over a year since COVID-19 first appeared in the United States. Since then, our country has gone...
Gen Z: What the Hell are You Saying?
Written by Zach “Is ‘Yeet’ Still Cool?” Dalton
Every generation has some sort of hip lingo that they often time use at nauseum. For our...
My Job is Super Cool and I Love It
Written by Jasey “Bring Out the Guillotines” Roberts
For those that don’t know, when I’m not disappointing my parents, I am usually working in a...
The Need for Support
Written by Kristi Rolf
Earlier this semester, I wrote about the state of the campus community as we approached the midway point in another semester...
The Harder They Paul the Harder They Fall
Written by Chamberlain "Zach is Wrong" Zulauf
Tom Brady, Kevin Durant, Neymar… Jake Paul. No one wants to hear it, but these four legends have...
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...
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...
