Written by Bradley Bommarito On Saturday, January 23, Leadership Roanoke and RC Student Activities hosted the Emerging Leaders Summit (ELS). This event was a day long workshop targeting freshmen, sophomores, and new student organization officers. The Emerging Leaders Summit is designed to educate and empower students to take on leadership roles at Roanoke College. “Leadership…
Written by Sarah Joseph Time has seemed to fly by! Another year has come and gone. 100 Days has just passed and I have become very reflective as of late. After all, I am about to enter the workforce and adult life will hit me in a few short months. This year will be a…
Written by Madalyn Chapman and Zachary Dalton We’re well into 2020 at this point, and already two weeks into to the semester! Here are four tips to help you stay on top of your coursework this year: Create a schedule that works for you. This may seem obvious, but not everyone operates on the same…
Written by Joey Slusher American politics has recently become dominated (for good reason) by the presidential impeachment proceedings. Whatever it is people may believe about the proceedings, the fact of the matter is that these are some historic events that will change the American political scene for decades to come. In our 244 year history…
“What are you looking forward to most this semester?” Sarah Franklin, Freshman: “I’m looking forward to my education class because I get to read children’s literature.” Lucas Weaver, Senior: “I’m looking forward to my marketing class and seeing how everything I’ve learned in the discipline has come together. I’m also looking forward to my future…
Written by Joyelle Ronan Award season is a great time to celebrate diverse American and foreign films. Unfortunately, award shows such as The Academy Awards, also known as The Oscars, notoriously lack female and POC representation. They’re about as diverse as the list of U.S. Presidents. I feel like if it weren’t for the actor…
It’s 2020! So let the puns commence! What better way to start the new decade then to ensure that you can see. Below are a list of snacks and healthy ways to protect your eyes and ensure that in 2020 you’ll be seeing 20/20. Snacks that will help you seeing 2020 with 20/20 vision, according…
Written by Devon Mitchell The New Hampshire primaries are on Feb. 11, meaning that being in the granite state is the perfect place to be — if you’re interested in seeing candidates speak on their campaign trail. I was lucky enough to attend three separate town halls: Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, and Andrew Yang. Being…
Written by Vanessa Mutesi Friends, we all have our different categories for friends. There are people we consider our acquaintances, the basic friends, and then the chosen family. With each category of friends, we build a certain level of comfort around these people in order for there to be some form of connection. However, because…
Written by Devon Mitchell On Thursday, Jan. 16, RC’s Kickin’ It Live program hosted a musical guest to help teach students about music throughout the Civil Rights Movement era in U.S. history. Lea Morris is a musician from the Baltimore area who has been playing and spreading her message for her entire life. Throughout Morris’…