We’re powering up and it’s gonna be great, what’s your big energy for 2019? Matt Myers, senior, the deepest voice on this campus “Big NASCAR energy!” Katelyn Toombs, sophomore, blonde beauty, “BIG positive energy!” Paitten St. Laurent, sophomore, meme king, “BIG flex energy!” Greyson Brittingham, freshman, Greta van Fleet stan, “BIG staying focused energy!”
Written by Shamira James Carolyn Kitsock is a junior from Lancaster, PA. Along with being a Communications major with a concentration in marketing, she is also on the RC women’s tennis team, an RA and a Chi Omega sister. “I had always wanted to study abroad, and England interested me so much. I got to…
Written by Shamira James Before you start the new year of thriving, we can all agree that there are some things that have to go. Of course, everyone has those typical resolutions of “go to the gym more” or “cut off toxic people” but there are more obtainable ones than that. You can start living…
Written by Joseph Carrick For those unacquainted with football, Super Bowl LIII will occur on Feb. 3 in Atlanta, GA. The LA Rams will be face the New England Patriots, but more importantly: Maroon 5 will be hosting the halftime show, with rappers Travis Scott and Big Boi joining them. Maroon 5 was not the…
Written by Lucy Collins After a successful performance last semester of Our Town by Thornton Wilder, Theatre RC will be back to perform the play Exit, Pursued by a Bear, directed by Dr. Lisa C. Warren. This play, a dark comedy originally written by Lauren Gunderson, has a very small cast of only four RC…
Written by Jessica Shelburne Surviving R. Kelly is a documentary released at the end of 2018 that reveals the music producer’s disreputable past. Involved in multiple counts of child pornography, abuse, rape, eviction and criminal activity, the recent accusations have left fans and the public alike feeling betrayed…yet not entirely surprised. The music industry has…
Written by Charissa Roberson The audience waited in silent anticipation as the trio of musicians took their seats on the Olin stage. For a moment, the tableau freezes—hands poised over piano keys, bows hovering inches from strings. Then, music breaks forth. In tumbling, complex harmony, the Kandinsky Trio played through Beethoven’s “Trio in E-flat Major,…
Written by Jordan Hanson The year has only just begun and already there are rumors of upcoming album releases circulating. 2018 was a great year of music and this year is looking follow suit. Though there are few definitive dates of release yet, many artists have either confirmed or hinted at being in the studio,…
Written by Jessica Shelburne Beginning in 1990 and every other year since then, the Olin and Smoyer Galleries host the Biennial Art Exhibition. The galleries will be laden with a multitude of artistic creations from individuals within a 200-mi. radius of Roanoke College. The gallery will first open at 6 p.m. on Jan. 25 and…
Written by Ian Gillen Men’s Basketball: The Men’s Basketball team turned the corner into the new year without skipping a beat! The team has only three losses since the start of December, and has shown no sign of slowing down in their 22 point win over Randolph last night. The team’s good stretch has ranked…