Written by Emma Grosskopf Picture yourself with all of your gal pals on a Thursday night. You’re all dolled up and making your way through the chilly fall evening to Awful Arthur’s for College Night. Even though Halloween has passed, there seems to be an eerie haze on the evening. It’s close to midnight, and…
Written by Shamira James The first time I was exposed to Queen was in high school. I stayed after school to take a test and my high school World History teacher played “Somebody to Love” on his computer. I didn’t think much of at first other than “Oh my god! Turn this off, I’m trying…
Written by Emma Grosskopf This Saturday, if you find yourself in the Colket Center at 8 p.m. for the 12th Annual President’s Ball, use this handy-dandy checklist to make sure you are “letting the good times roll” correctly! Make it through the whole night without taking off your heels and storing them in a corner…
Written by Ian Gillen Those who have chosen not to float like butterflies or fly like the wind, but instead swim like swordfish opened their season up a few weeks ago and have only improved since. In their opening competition, at Washington and Lee for the ODAC relays, the Men’s team finished second and the…
Written by Bradley Bommarito Though classes were cancelled for one day during Hurricane Florence in September, the impact of flooding at RC at that time was minimal. Hurricane Michael, however, unleashed floodwaters of biblical proportions on the North Side of campus. On Thursday, Oct. 11, flash flooding occurred on and around the Maroon Atheletic Quad…
Written by Zoe Manoukian Most of us have known for a while now that our climate is not heading in the best direction. Now more than ever, we may be feeling this way in light of the UN’s recent report, forecasting irreparable damages to our climate in 12 years if we do not start making…
Written by Shamira James My favorite part of logging onto Twitter recently has been seeing videos of Brother Nature. His happy voice and warm hearted energy are truly a beacon of light on any platform of social media. If you don’t know who he is, you’re missing out, no he’s not a singer or one…
Sisters With Voices is the newest organization at RC and is a group that strives to build bonds of sisterhood and empower its members. This exclusively female organization, presented and enabled by The Office of Multicultural Affairs, is designed for women to hear other women. It is a safe space that hopes to enable attendees to relate to…
Written by Aeryn McMurtry Full-Size Candy Bars Pros: The gold mine of trick or treat candy. You know you’ve hit the best house when the full-size candy comes out. Those are also the houses that usually put up the most realistic and spooky decorations. Cons: These houses always run out of their full-size bars too…
Written by Emily Leclerc Last weekend, the Virginia Museum of Natural History held their annual Dragon Festival. Along with exhibits based on dragons and presentations by authors like Sharyn McCrumb, the event strove to create a renaissance fair atmosphere with blacksmith presentations, Vikings, stilt walkers and much more. While serving as a fun and engaging…