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New Year Evolutions

Written by Isaac Davis 2018 is the year I’m: losing weight, learning French, working harder, getting better, running faster, saving this, sorting that, starting a new chapter. It’s the year I’ll ___ So, how well is that going? Well if you’ve successfully...
Written by Joe Krzyston Effective next issue, David Hall, longtime editor of the Roanoke College Brackety-Ack, will be fired from the paper for reasons related to gross incompetence. Sources close to the disgraced editor say the move has been a...
Written by Joe Krzyston In a turn of events widely expected for quite some time, SGA President Leah Weinstein has been ousted in a bloodless coup. Ms. Weinstein has been clinging to power for months through ruthlessness and intimidation. Though...
Written by David Hall SALEM - Junior Emily Resume, announced on Tuesday that she is “just too darn busy for learning,” in an unprecedented move that stunned both professors and peers alike. In a press release, Resume stated that the pressures...

RC Spotlight: Eli Sumpter

Written by Shamira James: There’s one thing we can all agree on as Roanoke College students – we’re all busy as heck. Whether it’s social clubs, on campus jobs or just simply trying to keep our grades up we’re all...
Written by Emma Grosskopf Basketball season would be nothing without a crowd, and most of the crowd in Cregger is made up of procrastinating students who should be studying for finals or preparing presentations for INQ classes that make us...
Written by Caleb Childress: The Roanoke men’s and women’s track and field team began their five-month long competitive season last Friday, December 1st, at the Bast-Cregger Center. The Bast-Cregger Invitational featured many of the Maroons’ ODAC rivals and several other...
Written by Emma Grosskopf The beginning of the winter sports cycle means the kickoff of the RC basketball seasons. The RC men’s and women’s teams have played their first games and are getting into the rhythm of their respective seasons,...
Written by Madalyn Chapman The complete list of the 2018 Grammy nominees has been released! Jay-Z is leading the pack of nominees this year with eight different nominations that include album of the year, best rap album, record of the year,...
Written by Emma Grosskopf There I was, making a very uncharacteristic move watching the 2017 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.  As I was watching, I was thinking, why are there girls in underpants ruining this Harry Styles concert? Be that as it may,...

MythBusters: Like a Virgin

Written by Shamira James On average, young adults are having sex 127 times a year. Our generation has seemingly pioneered “hook-up culture”, where sex is more common and casual. Many of us have lived and even grown up in this...
Written by Emma Grosskopf and Shamira James The auditorium in Olin Hall was transformed into 17th century Paris for the RC Theatre production of “The Trickeries of Scapin,” a comedy in a traditional Italian theatrical format that ran from Nov....
Written by David Hall With a logo reminiscent of the city’s seal and a name like Olde Salem Brewing Company, it’s clear the new establishment on has some stake in their chosen community. Along with 2 other partners, Salem-born Sean...
Written by Emily Searles In an effort to provide agency for those enslaved who served the Monterey house, Roanoke college brought Joseph McGill, a public historian, in a major turning point in highlighting the importance of the college’s preservation project.  McGill,...
Bradley Bommarito As the fall semester comes to an end next Friday, students are faced with a seemingly endless amount of papers to finish, projects to complete, and exams to tackle.  This is a unique point in the academic year where...
Written by David Hall In an online election, 441 students cast votes for positions that varies from class representatives to an executive board consisting of a president, vice president, secretary, and a treasurer. Sophomore Olivia Kitt came out with a...

Whiplash, Nausea

Written by Joe Krzyston The scene at Health Services this Thursday was frantic, with folks of all stripes clamoring for assistance. Athletes, Greeks and decent students alike were waiting in the lobby for help, with some spilling out onto the...

Let’s Say Something

  Written by Emma Grosskopf On a campus as small as ours, rumors spread like the plague, and it’s hard to gauge their source or their truthfulness, but one can’t help but be curious about the hearsay surrounding fraternities. It’s an interesting...
Written by Joe Krzyston In a turn of events that is drawing comparison to the scandals that rocked the Clinton campaign, SGA president Leah Weinstein (no relation) is facing charges relating to the deletion of emails, the sending of official...
Written by Joe Krzyston Last weekend, two students were apprehended by Campus Safety. Their offence? Drinking underage anywhere other than a weird, slyly school sanctioned basement.  Said one of the students, “It was a cool, breezy Friday evening, and my buddy...

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