Written by Laurel Moore As the holidays are fast approaching, the time window for buying gifts is quickly closing. The Christmas season can seem a little stressful when you’re tasked with trying to buy the perfect gifts for your friends and family. Let’s face it, we are all broke college students expected to buy gifts…
Written by Robby Mangum What could be cooler than playing video games and learning? Not much. From November 18-22, an interactive exhibit on history through the lens of video games was on display in the Bank Building. The display was put together by Roanoke College senior Paul Martin and was the conclusion of his distinction…
Written by Joseph Carrick As 2019 concludes, it is important to reflect on lessons learned from this past year. Most important of all: how many memes we managed to get through this year. If you happened to notice, 2019 is also the end of the 2010’s decade, and to commemorate such an important milestone, this…
Written by Caisi Calandra Hear me out — I love shopping. At any given moment of writing this article, just know I’m probably tempted to turn this into a Confessions of a Shopaholic thing. In the spirit of keeping things Holiday-oriented, I wanted to do a piece on the crazy shopping “holidays” we have going…
Written by Devon Mitchell It’s the Christmas season and soon enough grades K-12 will be celebrating in the classroom. Christmas parties will be held, Christmas movies will be viewed, and fun festive crafts will be made. It sounds like a great time for kids, but could these traditions be unconstitutional? The constitution states that as…
Written by Kevin Vitkus As the holiday season comes and Thanksgiving goes, I find myself sitting at the table again, pants unbuttoned and my gut hanging out of my shirt. Now it’s time to hit the books and prepare for exams, so going to the gym is the last thing on my mind. Let’s get…
Written by Jessica Shelburne Every year since 1995, the Victoria’s Secret fashion show has aired across millions of television screens as women who embody the VS idea of beauty strut the catwalk in dazzling lingerie. However, it was recently confirmed by VS parent company, L Brands, that the 2019 fashion show has been canceled. This…
Written by Jack Miller On Saturday, Nov. 23, Roanoke College hosted the 2nd annual Salem Civic Challenge. This event was a collaboration among the city of Salem, the RC Center for Leadership and Entrepreneurial Innovation (CLEI), and the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) club. This challenge was open to all RC students with the aim of…
Written by Charissa Roberson I knew three months in Northern Ireland would fly by, but I still wasn’t prepared for how soon I would be writing this final article. Though I have been able to see beautiful sights, like the gorgeous coastlines to the North and the misty heights of the Mourne Mountains, what will…
Written by Alexandra Gautier Basically all you need to know about the 2019 American Music Awards is: Taylor Swift. Oh, you want to know more than that? Ok. Swift won *6* trophies, bringing her grand total to 29 AMA awards – that’s five more than the previous record-holder, Michael Jackson with 24. Swift swept (yes,…