Below are some tips that are not just a defense against Freshman 15 but a guide to healthy lifestyle that can help you live your best life that you can carry well out of freshman year and college. Moderation is everything. Don’t limit yourself but also don’t overdo. If you want a brownie, take a…
Written by Bradley Bommarito Last Tuesday, the Roanoke College Center for Leadership and Entrepreneurial Innovation launched its Fall 2019 speaker series. Dr. Hal Irvin, the Associate Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology Outreach at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech, and Dr. Sarah Snider, a postdoctoral researcher at the center and entrepreneur,…
Written by Alexandra Gautier Not many artists in today’s music industry can say that an album has been a culmination of two decades work – but Travis Scott claims exactly that about his album AstroWorld in his Netflix documentary “Look Mom, I Can Fly.” “Astro[World] has been a concept I’ve been working on since I…
Written by Robby Mangum On Friday, August 30, Roanoke College held its biyearly activities fair. Representatives from every type of on-campus organization (including Greek life, activity clubs, and religious groups) attended the activities fair in an attempt to attract new members, especially among the freshman class. In addition, external organizations such as the Salem Police…
Written by Charissa Roberson Summer 2019 was a great one for the movies. The following is a recap of some of the biggest films to hit the big screen over break: First up, the superhero event that shattered box office records and managed incredibly to live up to its hype—Avengers: Endgame. Technically, the movie came…
Written by Bradley Bommarito There’s no doubt that the summer is an exciting time for students. For four months out of the year, we have the chance to catch up on sleep, restore our checking accounts, and reunite with old friends. While we’re recuperating from the previous semester, however, a sizeable proportion of the RC…
Written by Charissa Roberson Hey Brackety-Ack readers! This is Charissa Roberson, and I’m a sophomore at Roanoke College. Except this semester I’m not actually “at” Roanoke College. Instead, I’m studying at Ulster University, Magee College, in Northern Ireland—and right here, in this column, I have the super fun privilege of sharing some of my adventures…
Written by Alexis Barton The women’s soccer team kicked off the season with a weekend of back to back games at home. The Maroons (1-1) faced Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) and Johns Hopkins in the Roanoke Invitational Soccer Showcase. In their season opener the Maroons dominated the entire game, scoring 3 goals against the visiting…
Written by Kaelyn Spickler Welcome back to campus – where the energy is high and deprived students are ready for some much-needed attention and flirtation. In the last three months, we’ve all had some time to reflect on what we want this year to bring, and some are ready to act on their love interest’s…
“What are you looking forward to this year the most, in 5 words or less?” Tucker McKay, senior, really misses Shamira: “Lomo Saltado, obviously.” Jayna Jean-Jules, senior, literally does it all: “To graduate!” Austin Orange, freshman, happy to be here: “Meeting new people is exciting.” Louise Tester, junior, Rugby’s best asset: “What are YOU excited…