Written by Joseph Carrick This Saturday, March 23, the Wortmann Ballroom will host the most fashionable drag Queens in VA. Enya Salad is back on campus hosting the 2019 second annual Drag Ball with Jezzi Belle, Taylor Made, Alexis Salad, Sabastion and Holly Whatt, accompanied by a DJ. The show is open to everyone, both…
Written by Lorin Brice Hall It’s a weird windy time here in Salem and everyone’s getting the flu, or just feels under the weather! Instead of hunkering down underneath your fleeciest blanket, just go to Roanoke College’s Health Services! The small building that houses Health Services is directly across the street from the Fowler Alumni…
Written by Shamira James L’Nya Caldwell is a freshman from Harlem, NY. She is undecided as a major, but she is a part of Maroon Movement, RC Modeling Club and she is a goalie for the RC women’s lacrosse team. “I’m a part of Harlem lacrosse, which is a program back in NYC. I started…
Written by Jessica Shelburne Last weekend, the RC Dance Team traveled to Myrtle Beach, SC to compete in the Hollywood Vibe dance competition. Dance schools from everywhere along the East Coast were present, setting high stakes and an aggressive journey to the top. After two long semesters of training, RCDT felt confident in their performance…
Written by Joyelle Ronan Every March 17, I’d wake up to find that “leprechauns” had left candy in the shoes that I had put outside my room the night before. I would then go to school decked out in green and my dad would make corned beef and cabbage for dinner. As I grew up,…
Written by Emma Grosskopf How does Salem’s newest RC weekday hotspot measure up to its predecessors? The Atmosphere Maybe I’m broke and have low standards, but El Jefe was FANCY. They had actual lamps, for Pete’s sake! It was PRISTINE, sans the messy bathroom, puddles of beer or abandoned drinks laying around willy-nilly that make…
Written by Aeryn McMurtry For athletes and fans alike, March Madness is like a month long national holiday. There is something absolutely magnetic about the energy and camaraderie that comes with a win. College basketball becomes a religion and the congregation raises praises every time their favorite team moves forward in the tournament. Players reach…
Written by Ian Gillen Men’s Basketball The men’s basketball team ended their regular season play on a three game win streak and are hoping to keep that streak going through the ODAC Tournament. The men defeated Lynchburg last night in the quarterfinal game, 74-72. Up next, they will face the second seed, Guilford, in the…
Written by Kaelyn Spickler The winter season is coming to an end, and the seniors have much to be proud of, not just for this past season, but from all four of their collegiate seasons. They have put in countless hours at the gym and the weightroom, played, ran, and jumped their hearts out, and now…
Written by Garrett Ruggieri Congratulations to our Maroon basketball players and coaches on their fantastic seasons. The men finished the regular season 18-7 (11-5 ODAC) while our women capped off the year at 17-9 (9-9 ODAC). The work is far from over for these two squads as the ODAC tournament is set to get underway…