Home 2019
Yearly Archives: 2019
Retired RC Professor and Local Artist Showcases Unique Art
Written by Jack Miller
Two weeks ago, retired Roanoke College John P. Fishwick Professor of English Dr. Robert Schultz returned to campus to lead a...
Ellen and George Demonstrate How to be Kind
Written by Jessica Shelburne
A democrat and a republican walk into a Dallas Cowboys football game and sit next to each other…one might assume that...
RC and Local Areas Offer a Variety of Halloween Fun
Written by Bradley Bommarito
Halloween is coming up fast, falling on next Thursday, Oct. 31 this year. For those eager to start celebrating “Spoopy Szn,”...
So Ghosting and Cut-Off Culture Are Cool?
Written by Vanessa Mutesi
Cut-off culture. Ghosting. Have you ever caught yourself saying that you were going to cut someone off? I recently stopped myself...
Let’s Burn Off That Candy!
Written by Jessica Shelburne
Halloween would not be Halloween without candy. But candy would not be candy without excessive calories. As we prepare to indulge...
Slowed Their Roll
Written by Kaelyn Spickler
After an undefeated season at 12-0 overall, 4-0 in the conference, our men’s soccer team fell to Bridgewater College on Saturday...
How to Survive a Haunted House
I will be the first to say that I am a chicken. I get scared very easily, so much so that I couldn’t watch...
Derry Girl for a Semester: Chapter 3: In Which Derry Welcomes the World…for Halloween?
Written by Charissa Roberson
Here in Derry, the biggest holiday of the year isn’t Christmas, or Easter, or even St. Patrick’s Day—it’s Halloween. Posters have...
Alexa, Search Haunted Houses Near Me
Written by Jessica Shelburne
Haunted houses are a defining characteristic of the Halloween season. The greater Roanoke Valley and surrounding areas are BOOming with these...
Your Fave Gossip Columnist
Written by Kaelyn Spickler
Hello Roanoke College, your Editor-In-Chief here, and I have the news we have all been waiting for. Your favorite girl-next-door Kate...
Field Hockey Claims Ferrum Fields as Their Own
Written by Garrett Ruggieri
Following a heartbreaking overtime loss against Shenandoah, Roanoke responded by dropping a goose-egg against rival, Ferrum. The team traveled to Ferrum...
Carilion CEO Talks Ethics in Leadership
Written by Brice Hall
On Wednesday, Oct. 23, Ms. Nancy Agee delivered a presentation titled “Ethics in Professional Lives” in the Wortmann Ballroom at 7:30...
Kanye Releases New(ish) Album: Jesus Is King
Written by Jessica Shelburne
There are few individuals among the vast population of celebrities that are quite like Kanye West. Sure, plenty have dropped out...
A Freshman’s Thoughts on Going Home
Written by Devon Mitchell
Fall Break is in only one week away, and students are preparing for alternative break trips, or the long/short trek home....
Letter from the Section Editor: The Art of Overloading
Written by Sarah Joseph
Just recently a girl I know told me she was struggling under the weight of everything she has going on and...
Maroons Talk Back(ety-Ack)
Are you holding on to Summer, or ready for Fall?
Hiram Belt, freshman, not affiliated with Riverdale: Nah I want Fall right now, no cap.
Samantha...
Across the Aisle: Who is Elizabeth Warren?
Written by Joey Slusher
Elizabeth Warren has roots in a low-income, working class family in Oklahoma. She pushed herself through school and ended up becoming...
Survival Guide to Midterms
Written by Sarah Joseph
Midterms are just around the corner! And with that comes all the stress and worry typically associated with midterms. For some,...
Recreating Cavern
Written by Carey Linkous
It seems like Cavern at Roanoke College is constantly changing this semester. When I stepped on campus in August, I was...
Falling Into Fashion
Written by Laurel Moore
It’s officially fall y’all and you know what that means- it’s time to put away the shorts and break out the...
