Written by Marisa Seager Victoria Mattox, a sophomore from Appomattox, VA: “For me, online classes have felt significantly easier than in-person. I’ve had several asynchronous classes, and the classes that were synchronous have had drastically less work than pre-COVID ones. It certainly has its downfalls, too; I think that I haven’t taken in as much…
Written by Zuba Mutesi Your life. The pandemic. School. Midterms. This is the scope of life most of us are in at the moment, and I don’t know about you but I know this has been quite a stressful time. As we all are learning to navigate this pandemic and keep our heads above water,…
Written by Carter Weissenfluh After three tough, hard-fought games to start off their season, all requiring extra time and all ending in draws, the men’s soccer team was able to capture a 2-0 victory over the Shenandoah Hornets. The Maroons dominated all phases of the game and gave Goalkeeper Zach Behe an easy day, requiring…
Written by Joyelle Ronan
Written by Kristina Calhoun Netflix is showing more power to women with their new program known as the Creative Equity Fund. The program, announced shortly before International Women’s Day, is designed to “nurture, develop, and uplift” women in the entertainment industry (Deadline). The streaming service is known for its diverse female leads, starring in shows…
Written by Kristi Rolf One year ago, the Roanoke College community was reeling from the difficult decision made to transition to online-learning as the COVID-19 pandemic began to sweep across the U.S. The fall 2020 semester made history by operating in a digital environment. Additionally, administrators decided to accelerate the semester and eliminate fall break…
Written by Jasey Roberts On Mar. 3, acclaimed Pulitzer-prize winning poet Jericho Brown visited the Roanoke College student body via Zoom to read some of his collected poetry and answer a brief Q&A. Brown, an associate professor of English and the director of the Creative Writing program at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, is the…
Written by Joyelle Ronan Happy Women’s History Month from the Brackety-Ack! The Brackety-Ack was founded 105 years ago in 1915… 5 years before women won the right to vote. In 2021, we have a female editor-in-chief (who’s killing it), a primarily female editorial staff (who are amazing), and so many female reporters (we couldn’t do…
Written by Charissa Roberson Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, popular Irish folk group the High Kings released their newest album, “Home from Home,” on Mar. 5. Like countless musicians, the High Kings have been forced to cancel or postpone many tour dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their album release comes shortly after…
Written by Devon Mitchell The Roanoke College Cyber Event, which took place in mid-December and is ongoing, was a frustrating experience not only for students off-campus but also for members of the Roanoke community who were on campus when it took place. Senior Senn Boswell, on campus at the time of the outage, gave an…