by Alexis Barton I have always loved going back to school. When I was a kid, I was truly thriving when I got to pick out my new notebooks, meet my teachers for the first time, and meet my new classmates. As a college student though, I have come to view syllabus week with a…
by Marisa Seager Unlike most other students at Roanoke, I have lived in five different dorms over my time here. So, without further ado, here is my ranked dorm list. Coming in first place is Maxey Hall, formerly known as New Hall, which is where I lived during my junior year. During this time, I…
by Timothy Hoffstaetter Before winter break, both of Roanoke’s basketball teams had started their season off with strong performances. Both the men’s and women’s teams started off in their preseason games including both ODAC and non-ODAC teams. Now we have entered into the regular season with ODAC games becoming more important in the push for…
by Logan Tyler The beautiful girl in the photo smiles ear to ear with her friends’ arms draped around her shoulders. Not necessarily a girl who would stand out in the crowd, one just like a million others. However, this girl was loved by many, many people and to them she was special and enough….
by Libby Bowman The Maroons newest addition to Roanoke College athletics, men’s volleyball, started their season with a bang… or should we say “kill”. Although their first two games were losses, that did not stop these Maroons. Their record is now on the upside. Thanks to their past two weekend victories, it is now 2-2….
by Suzanne Jackson The divisional rounds of the NFL playoffs recently finished with the Philadelphia Eagles, Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, and the San Francisco 49ers moving on to their respective conference championships. In the AFC, the Bengals beat the Buffalo Bills 27-10. Star quarterback Joe Burrow completed 23 of 36 passing attempts and had…
by Karen Kohler As the semester starts just a couple weeks into the new year, it’s easy to want to aim high and finally do all the things you’ve been telling yourself you’ll do. These are noble ambitions but setting a lot of big, broad goals almost never works. Setting smaller goals that can eventually…
by Allison Shaw For some students, the spring semester can feel like trudging through muck, and despite being similar in length to the fall semester, can feel much longer. Whether graduation is right around the corner, or winter break just wasn’t quite long enough, or you’re an underclassman finally starting to enter into some higher-level…
by Alexis Barton As part of a longstanding partnership with other Lutheran colleges, Roanoke College students have the unique opportunity each semester to take part in a semester-long internship program in our nation’s capital. The Lutheran College Washington Semester is a chance for students to experience work and life outside of the campus community,…
by Juniper Rogers Grace Priddy is a senior from Martinsville, Virginia, and she is majoring in creative writing and minoring in both religious studies and health and exercise science, and is even working towards a concentration in publishing and editing. When asked what her second greatest achievement was, she responsed that “I really have enjoyed…