Written by Adriana Rose In response to “How do you feel about the start of a new semester?” Adrianna Minor ‘27 said, “This new semester is pretty interesting for me. This time around I feel more studious and more focused on achieving my academic goals. Since this is the second semester, I am more familiar…
Written by Sabrina Rogers Another play is on the horizon at Roanoke College’s Theater! “The Wolves” is directed by our very own Danielle Barre, who we interviewed to give us some insight about this show. Q: “Why did you choose this play?” A: “We chose this play because it’s a great fit for our program,…
Written by Mateo Biggs Spotify. The app many people use in order to cultivate playlists to better fit their aesthetics– sometimes shared with friends or partners to better expand on the general vibes of the relationship. A place many use to stream their favorite artists, albums, and even game soundtracks. Many Maroons on campus use…
Written by Mateo Biggs 2024 has officially dropped and with it comes many new topics bursting for exploration on most people’s favorite platform; “YouTube”. Although the platform hasn’t seen an iconic “YouTube Rewind” since 2019– with only 121 million total views –there is still plenty of news happening on the home of the red play…
Written by Kai Sanchez As November comes to a close and Mariah Carey continues to defrost, many people, myself included, are starting to delve into the world of Christmas movies. There are a large number of movies which are iconic to the season: A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Santa Clause, and Home Alone are all…
Written by Nina Earle With bright probe lights flashing to the beat, everyone is reminded that it is holiday light season once again. The beats in the cars pump as they drive through the lights. With everyone’s faces plastered to the car’s windows, they slowly move through the rainbow of color. To the left, Frosty…
Written by Mikaela Gantz As we enter into the holiday season I am reminded that this is a season of great sadness juxtaposed with tremendous joy. The holidays, especially Christmas, are one of my favorite times of the year. However along with the season change, comes a mood change, and more flashbacks to the life…
Written by Mikaela Gantz As a junior (who’s technically a sophomore), I have some experience with finals. I think midterms and finals feel the same except finals are far more nerve-racking. Not only are exams happening, but there are final papers, essays, presentations, and of course sports and other extracurriculars getting in their last events…
Written by Elle Gunter Roanoke College and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference are set to host the D3 men and women’s soccer championships this week in Salem, VA. This is the 100th NCAA event hosted in Salem in just thirty years! For many NCAA athletes, Salem will be remembered as the place where they won…
Written by Tim Hofstaetter To start off I want to say this should be a nuanced conversation and at the end of the day this is just my opinion. If you consider someone else to be the GOAT, that is great. And there will never be a unanimous answer. I just wanted to write this…