Written by Nina Earle I have for a very long time watched the USA women’s soccer team. It started in 2015, when they won the world cup in Canada. It was an amazing tournament for them. After that Tournament, Abby Wambach, a star, retired after an amazing career. When I was a kid, these women…
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! The two amazing athletes are senior Kaitlyn Nguyen and junior Brady Fowler. This is the first time in my tenure here that we have sent multiple athletes to nationals, and…
Written by Tim Hoffstaetter On Sunday, March 10th the SEC hosted their Women’s Basketball championship but sadly the discourse is not about the game anymore. The championship was between the University of South Carolina, coached by Dawn Staley, versus Louisiana State University, coached by Kim Mulkey. It was a close game where the Gamecocks ended…
Written by Mateo Biggs As we all see with sports rivalries, there is always a sort of hype that is present when fans get together to watch. For instance, as of Thursday, March 21st the San Diego Padres faced off against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Seoul, South Korea as part of the season opening…
Written by Zachary Bayers Welcome to the second edition of Nintendo News! Excitingly, a brand-new Nintendo Switch game is arriving exclusively on the console sooner than you might think. “Princess Peach: Showtime!” is making its theatrical debut on the system March 22nd, 2024, starring Princess Peach from the mushroom kingdom as the protagonist of the…
Written by Sabrina Rogers Hey y’all! Recently, after 4 years and a strike later, Ariana Grande released a new album called “Eternal Sunshine” on March 8th, 2024! Ariana recorded this 13-track album under Republic Records, and it is classified as a Pop and R&B album. Now, onto the review! “Intro (end of the world)”: This…
Written by Mateo Biggs On October 22nd, 2021, theater goers and many film connoisseurs were left in awe as the credits to Denis Villeneuve’s film “Dune” rolled across the screen. Based on the 1965 novel “Dune” by Frank Herbert, this film tells the story of a young man (played by Timothee Chalamet) who must face…
Written by Ren Monin Well into the second semester of the school year, it seems at least some of the idyllic friendships forged in the crisp fall are beginning to crumble. ‘Friend breakups’ are real. Nothing can last forever, and though it will hurt like crazy, here are some of the best things I’ve learned…
Written by Chloe Jarvis Ever wondered when the “golden era” of comedy TV started? No? Well, I’ve spent way too much time thinking about it, so humor me, will ya? I think it was the 90s: 90s comedies literally shaped our culture as we know it – with shows like Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier all…
Written by Nina Earle The Library of Congress in Washington D.C. What are your first thoughts? Do you think of the Gutenberg Bible that they present as the oldest printed book? Or do you think of Thomas Jefferson and all the books he donated to start our nation’s library, or is it just a place…