One of the benefits of living on a campus as small as ours is that you’re never more than ten minutes away from Main Street. A few weeks ago, we started this series to encourage students to take advantage of that fact by exploring the wonderful businesses available to us! This week we’ll be hearing…
As the holiday season approaches, the surrounding areas of Salem and Roanoke are gearing up for a series of festive events that promise to bring joy and cheer to the community. Here’s a roundup of some exciting activities you won’t want to miss. Salem Lighting of the Christmas Tree – Date: Friday, December 6, 2024…
Two weeks ago, the Brackety-Ack allowed the administration to present an update on the state of the College. Since then, the publication has been gathering perspectives from faculty members to get a broader view of the current situation. In an effort to ensure balanced reporting, the Brackety-Ack is now working to provide the administration with…
Abigail (Abby) McGlothin is a third-year senior from Narrows, Virginia double-majoring in Fine Art and Art History. Abby is the campus ministry’s marketing and social media coordinator and competes on the field for our track and field team. She is proud to have competed in every indoor and outdoor ODAC Championship season since she started…
Polling Maroons: Pie Flavor Favorites The air is beginning to get crisp, and the mornings are getting colder, but students’ spirits are just warming up. A recent poll asked students to share their favorite flavor of pie in celebration of the upcoming Thanksgiving break. The options in the poll included pumpkin, apple, cherry, sweet potato,…
In response to “How is the school workload looking like as Thanksgiving break is coming up? Sarah Vincent ‘27 said, “If it was a weather forecast, I’d be getting Maroon Alerts by the hour, let’s just say that. It’s that horrendous time of year where your professor makes every single paper due and throws in…
Tyler, the Creator has recently dropped “CHROMAKOPIA” and it has been received fairly well! This is Tyler’s eight studio album which was released on October 28th, 2024. This album was written and produced by Tyler himself. The features of this album include Daniel Caesar, Doechii, GloRilla, LaToiya Williams, Lil Wayne, Childish Gambino, Solange, Lola Young,…
The long-awaited movie “Wicked” is set to premiere today, November 22nd. It will be the first of a two-part series adaptation, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande with the second installation premiering in November 2025. This movie is based off the Broadway musical by the same name. It opened in 2003 starring Idina Menzel…
Hey Maroons! As it is gearing close to the end of the semester, there are preparations for the next theater productions on the horizon. Over in Olin Theater, there will be auditions for the next two shows on December 2nd and December 3rd. The shows in turn are “A Monster Calls” adapted by Sally Cookson…
With Halloween now behind us, it’s time to focus on a new holiday. But nobody can decide on what holiday! Some stores began displaying Christmas items before Halloween even passed. When I went into Target two days after Halloween, multiple Christmas songs were already being played over the radio speakers. It’s a pretty common joke…