Written by Bradley Bommarito Students this semester may have noticed that RC has partnered with TimelyMD to offer additional healthcare services that will supplement increased demand for RC Student Health & Counseling services. This new telehealth program, named Maroon.Care, gives students 24/7 access to a variety of medical and mental health resources. These services are…
Written by Zach Dalton This issue’s Folk at ‘Noke is a very special one. This senior has been waiting to be the Folk since her freshman year at Roanoke College. Everybody take a moment and say “congratulations” to Colket’s own: Tara Hrdlick. Tara hails from Baltimore, Maryland and came to Roanoke College in 2018 to…
Written by Kaelyn Spickler With the one year anniversary of COVID here, I took some time to reflect on the last 365 days. There’s been a lot of things I’ve learned about myself, pop culture, and the communities I’m a part of. Quarantining is not easy. You can still have fun if you get creative. …
Written by Chamberlain Zulauf My roommate and I do a lot together: we watch TV shows (last semester it was Breaking Bad and this semester it’s Better Call Saul), we practice together on the track team and spend most of our time playing Pokémon Go. A long-standing tradition in 215 is to buy insane cereals….
Written by Zach Dalton This issue’s Folk at Noke is someone who has worked tirelessly behind the scenes throughout this month to ensure that each event for Black History Month went off seamlessly. So, everyone give a hearty hello to Ms. Natasha Saunders, the Director for the Office of Multicultural Affairs. She has served as…
Written by Carter Weissenfluh Last Sunday the Roanoke men’s soccer team played their first game of the season against the Bridgewater Eagles. Last season, the Eagles gave the Maroons some problems in a tough 4-1 loss, but this time around it was a completely different game. The Maroons dominated time of possession and had significantly…
Written by Jack Miller Beginning February 15, Olin Hall has unveiled a new collection of work by various artists, including Kyra Hinton, Kate Shortridge, Amy Herzel, Duane Cregger, and Yassi Mazandi. The exhibition is called Ephemeral Tranquility and focuses on Buddhist ideals of enveloping peace and harmony. The curators hope that by looking at these…
Written by Zuba Mutesi Zoom university is a reality that many of us have come to accept because realistically, we have no clue on when life could go back to any form of normalcy. When this online learning and virtual world started, I was always trying to stay optimistic about the new methods being adopted…
Written by Kristina Calhoun Taylor Swift fans will be excited to hear that their throwback songs will soon have a new tune to them. Swift announced in her acceptance speech at the AMAs that she will be rerecording her older material to “regain artistic and financial control.” The decision comes after her old record label,…
Written by Zoe Manukian Over winter break, I was surprised to learn from my doctor that the gut essentially serves as the human body’s second brain. The way we treat our gut can greatly impact not just our stomach or our energy levels, but our hormones and mental well-being also. In fact, 90% of our…