Spring Break is taking its sweet time getting here, how are you coping with the wait? Natalie Whitney, junior, Charitable sweetheart “Definitely extra naps!” ΑΣΑ sisters, Greek life queens, “Wax melters and Game of Thrones for sure!” Johnny Kliewer, sophomore, An Avid Fan of Light Wash Jeans “Playing Fortnight” Tucker McKay, junior, hasn’t read a…
Written by Emily Leclerc On Feb. 10 and 11, Roanoke College had the pleasure of hosting the 20th annual Wells Fargo Ethics Bowl. The Ethics bowl is organized each year by VFIC, the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges. 15 schools in Virginia are a part of VFIC and participate each year in the Ethics Bowl….
Written by Shamira James Kelsey Lee is a sophomore from Vienna, VA majoring in environmental studies. “I guess to state the obvious, I do A LOT on campus.I’m an RA and a group fitness instructor teaching Mixed Fit. I’m on the women’s intramural soccer team. I’m president of the Equestrian Club and the Student Firearms…
Written by Emma Grosskopf Has anyone ever played Monopoly? Unless you play the same way that my little brother and I do, where we divvy out all of the money at the beginning and then blow it on hotels and Park Place, it’s a truly painful process. It goes on and on and on, and…
Written by Alexandra Gautier When imagining fancy food and fine dining, the mental picture of sitting along the Seine river at a table with an array of large plates donning tiny food comes to mind. When thinking of fast food, the image morphs into one of drive-throughs and McDonald’s, an American specialty. Upon returning to…
Written by Aeryn McMurtry It is a fact of human nature that a person’s physical appearance is the first thing that other people notice about them. People are prone to making judgements about other people based upon both their evolutionary fight or flight response and common social and societal preconceptions. In most cases, this phenomena…
Written by Jessica Shelburne Many individuals take great pride in organ donation after death. This is an incredible contribution to make, as the average organ donor has the potential to save nearly 50 lives with their corporal offerings (UPMC Health Beat). The only disadvantage to organ donation is that individuals in need typically only benefit…
Written by Shamira James Let’s jump right into it: Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and we’re broke. I’d like to consider myself to be a low-maintenance and non-materialistic girl (but I’m a Capricorn, so we all know that’s a lie), but when I go to Walmart, my heart literally swells up with joy…
Written by Lorin Brice Hall Commons is cool and all, but it gets repetitive. The meals aren’t bad but you can only really take so much Chicken Tendies or Generals Chicken or fish or etc. until you just need a real change of taste pace! I personally love Chinese food. Its cheap, filling and feels…
Written by Emma Grosskopf “Someone called campo on us because the music we were using was too loud. Apparently it was loud enough to block out the pounding on the door, so when campo came in, there we were otherwise engaged.” -Female, junior, 20 “We were at Disney World and we were eating dinner. I…