Greg McClinton is a senior here at Roanoke College from Virginia Beach. He’s majoring in environmental science and minoring in creative writing. He will be just one of many seniors graduating in December. “When I first got here freshman year, RC was a lot wilder than I had imagined, and the academics were a lot…
Written by Emma Grosskopf and Shamira James What’s your go-to heckling line? Frankie Cifuentes, sophomore, Swim sweetie, “I keep it very relaxed, just ‘Go ‘Noke!” will do!” Winter Barry, junior, A Ref’s Worst Nightmare “It’s usually at the refs, “Are you f#%king blind?!?” Jeffrey Viadero, sophomore, Wouldn’t Even Yell At A Bug, “I just like to…
Written by Ale Carino Shorts in the Winter….? – You’re bundled up in the thickest jacket, and you angrily cursing your professor for not cancelling class. You look up and THAT person is wearing shorts. You look around to see if anyone else is as appalled as you, but no, everyone seems to think this…
Written by Jordan Hanson Thanksgiving is over, and all the deals from Black Friday and Cyber Monday have passed. It’s jolly season, folks, and that means Christmas music is the only thing you will hear for the next month. When it comes to Christmas songs, there are so many options – do you want the…
Written by Harrison Squire Mines As a last-semester senior, the chance to take a moment to consider pop culture a few times a month has been a personal pleasure. RC churns out students who are well-rounded academically; encouraging its community to engage in their greater world. Staying informed and up on current events can be…
Written by Charissa Roberson The holiday season has arrived—and so have the movies! After a slew of summer blockbusters, movie-going typically drifts into a dead period. Major premieres rarely occur in early autumn, and theaters are left relatively deserted. As winter approaches, cinemas become increasingly busy. Perhaps it is the cold forcing people indoors that…
Written by Jessica Shelburne On Nov. 25, The Roanoke College Choir and Oriana Singers performed the Lessons and Carols of Christmas, XXIV. This religious musical piece originated 100 years ago when WWI victimized a large portion of the King’s College flock. As it became more popular throughout the world, it would go on to be…
Written by Emma Grosskopf When to I spoke to Kim Dalton (who played the emotional Mrs. Soames) while the Our Town rehearsals were still in progress, she told me that it was a good choice for Theatre RC because it was a relatively well-known, popular play by Thornton Wilder. Because I am apparently either uncultured…
Written by Madalyn Chapman Tuesday, Nov. 6 was the date of the 2018 midterm elections. 35 out of the 100 seats in the United States Senate were up for re-election, as were all 435 seats in the House of Representatives. 36 states also chose new governors. The 2018 midterm elections resulted in the Democrats taking…
Written by Shamira James According to the World Health Organization, around 15% of the world’s population is living with a disability. While some disabilities are less inhibiting than others, that doesn’t lessen the effect that they have on people’s lives. Toy Like Me is organization that helps the 140 million children worldwide shed some light…