Written by Kaelyn Spickler The holidays are here, and if you think the usual small-talk you have with your second cousin at the table during Thanksgiving is bad, I can only imagine what this year will bring. Normally college students like to avoid inquiries on plans for next year (especially if you are a senior),…
Written by Charissa Roberson From Nov. 12-14, Theatre Roanoke College presented Branden Jacob-Jenkins’s layered production “Appropriate,” which won the Obie Award for Best New American Play in 2014. The play centers on the Lafayette family as they return to their deceased father’s house—a former plantation—in Arkansas. As they go through his belongings, they uncover dark…
Written by Chamberlain Zulauf The last two weeks of the semester is prime time for procrastination. Recently, Spotify advertising has shown me a new way to procrastinate… with mini horoscope podcasts! Let me state for the record that I don’t really believe in horoscopes and even though I’m talking about advertisements on Spotify I do…
Written by Charissa Roberson With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down film production for months and large gatherings under careful restrictions, the upcoming awards season will look significantly different than usual. Normally, at this time of year, numerous new films are being released just in time for the holidays and Oscar-buzz is already starting to gather…
Written by Marisa Seager As the year is coming closer to its end, many people will begin to consider how to take better care of themselves in the new year. You know the drill. However, physical health is not the only resolution to be considered. We can also work towards improving our mental health. Here…
Written by Charissa Roberson After a rousingly successful debut in 2019, “The Mandalorian” returned to Disney+ in October for the start of its second season. The first Season 2 episode of “The Mandalorian” premiered on Oct. 30. Unlike Netflix, which releases entire seasons at once, Disney+ is releasing one new episode per week, mimicking the…
Written by Kristi Rolf As we come to the end of an accelerated semester, college students throughout the country are facing a historically long break between semesters. Here at Roanoke College, we will have seven long weeks without classes. The next couple of months have prompted mixed emotions. The first thought that occurs to many…
Written by Chamberlain Zulauf Disclaimer: this is not a biased article and I’m not going to say anything specific about either candidate! I feel obligated to start with that because at this point minds have been made up and I’m not going to subjugate BA readers to yet another opinion about Biden/Trump. This article is…
Written by Zach “Buckle-up Macy’s” Dalton Well, here we are. November Whatever-Date-You’re-Reading-This. Halloween has come and passed, as Green Day said, “the innocent can never last,” which means it’s time to wake Mariah Carey up. Now before you yell at me for suggesting playing Christmas music early, keep this in mind; I am simply words…
Written by Kristi Rolf On September 30th, I mailed my ballot to my hometown office of elections. I had processed enough information by September to be certain of my choice, but I know that there are many voters who had decided their vote even before the primaries in March. Because of growing up in an…