Written by Mateo Biggs It’s that time of year again– or at least, a few weeks out from that time of year. Halloween has always been a favorite to many people, whether it be because they find joy in dressing up and getting together with friends, taking their younger members of the family trick-or-treating, or…
Written by Mateo J. Biggs The Halloween season begins its annual crawl forward once more as maroons on campus say goodbye to the heat of summer and greet the chill of autumn once more. While many might be saddened by the departure of summer, those who prefer the spooky month will be happy to know…
Written by Mateo J. Biggs “Making the world a smaller place, one song at a time…” is not something you would think of when imagining a songwriter who grasps his audience’s attention with acoustic guitars and rhythmic beats notable only in the indie genre. Silver Spring, Maryland born and raised, the Brackety-Ack was lucky enough…
Written by Nina Earle As a kid I watched all the cooking shows on the Food Network. I watched in awe as shows had bakers completing works of art in sugar and cake. Unfortunately, all shows have their faults. My least favorite part was watching the teammates yell at each other or other teams. Like…
Written by Mikaela Gantz As a political science major, I often get asked who my favorite president is. Now it’s very easy for me to point out presidents I did not like for a variety of reasons. It’s a lot easier to point at a specific president and the overwhelming wrongs versus point at one…
On Monday, Apple rolled out its latest software update, iOS 17 introducing several new features and improvements to the operating system. Apple also revealed several features to look forward to in the upcoming year. The update emphasizes usability over aesthetics, something iPhone users will be happy about. In the Messages app, the brand new…
Written by Juniper Rogers Ethan Stevenson (he/him) is a senior from Apex, North Carolina who has buckets full of ambition and charm. He is double-majoring in Economics and Political Science with a concentration in finance. Speaking on where he hopes to take these academic endeavors, “I want to work in a finance occupation that isn’t…
Written by Mateo Biggs A long standing tradition that has been a large part of Roanoke College is the close ties to family Maroons hold– from building bonds with their classmates and their professors, to their families back home no matter how distant that may be. It’s why Roanoke College’s Family Weekend has long since…
Written by Tim Hofstetter There has been a lot of change in athletics this year including a new athletic director. In one of Curtis Campbell’s first hires, he brought in Derek Workman as the Director Cross Country and Track & Field. He is a distance coach and has been working with the Cross-Country athletes since…
Written by Elle Gunter Roanoke College announced on May 23rd, 2023, that Curtis Campbell would be taking over as Head Athletic Director of the Maroons’ Athletic Department. Campbell is a Southwest Virginia native who is looking to return home to the mountains, “I moved away 20 years ago from Virginia, and lived all over the…