Written by David Hall Recent Roanoke College alumnus Daniel Osborne, also known by his stage name as Daniel Ayers, spent four years making a name for himself as an active campus musician and folk singer. Come March 13, he will return with a show in Roanoke’s Olin Theater. The show, organized by Joe Boucher, director…
Written by Shamira James Nicole Brobston is a senior at Roanoke College, where she is double majoring in creative writing and literary studies. She also is editor of On Concept’s Edge, Roanoke’s literary magazine, and a finalist for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program in Germany. “I knew I wanted to apply [for the Fulbright program]…
Written by Shamira James and Emma Grosskopf Kristina Harrel, freshman, Breakout Basketball Star, “I’m not doing anything, but this is my first full break since the start of the basketball season.” Reed Larson, junior, Uncle Reedo “Me and the boys are heading to the lake house.” Nina Amato, sophomore, Chi-O cutie, “I’m going to Jamaica…
Written by Alexandra Gautier Movie goers everywhere were collectively holding their breath in anticipation of the arrival of “Black Panther.” The film not only brought in hordes of dedicated Marvel fans, but also, according to the Hollywood Reporter, a greater percentage of the African-American and female communities, who were represented by the actors and actresses…
Written by Jessica Shelburne The Campus Activities Board here at RC is hosting an event called “Roanoke’s Got Talent” where students can come and exhibit any talent they may possess. Auditions were held from Feb. 8 to Feb. 15 and more than 10 acts came to debut their skills in areas such as singing, musical…
Written by Joseph Carrick The shooting in Parkland, Florida was the seventh school shooting to occur in 2018, again sparking protests and another round of debates regarding America’s gun control policies. The fact that America does not enforce seriously harsh restrictions on gun ownership is unquestionable, but whether or not America should emulate such laws…
Written by Jordan Hanson Although 2018 has been the year of artists such as Camilla Cabello and Kendrick Lamar, sometimes a song will play on the radio or at a party that throws things back to 2008. A decade ago, Adele was still a new artist, Miley Cyrus was just shaking off her Hannah Montana…
Written by Aeryn McMurtry RC Women’s Lacrosse had a major 22-7 win on Feb. 10, and the season opened with a pretty even score pattern over nine different players. High scorers include junior Katie Clements with four and freshman Ellie Armstrong, junior Jenn Schwechheimer, and senior McKenna Polak each with three. The team scored 15…
Written by Garrett Ruggieri Coming off an incredible nine-game win streak to end the regular season, the RC Maroons men’s basketball team (18-7, 11-5 ODAC) enter the ODAC tournament as the number two seed, only behind Randolph Macon (18-7, 12-4 ODAC) by one conference win. With this stellar regular season, the Maroons were granted a…
Written by Aeryn McMurtry Diego Meneses is a 21 year old senior from Guatemala City, Guatemala. He pitches for the RC Baseball team, and has every year since he was a freshman. He says that he is excited for the upcoming season, and believes that the team is “ready to take on any team that…