Written by Harrison Mines It was the mystery we all pre-solved: Kylie Jenner finally confirmed her pregnancy with a birth announcement this past Sunday. After an elusive, infuriating nine-month hiatus, Jenner broke the news with a simple text post on all her social media platforms. She announced her daughter was born Feb. 1 and offered…
Written by Shamira James Ryan Hunt is a senior here at Roanoke College, majoring in music with a concentration in marketing. He is 22 years old and lives just 15 minutes from the college. To his friends, he’s known as funny, cool and a little wild but to most of the campus he’s known as…
Maroon Madness took place this past Saturday, and anyone who went saw two great basketball games, collected free stuff, and saw several more opportunities to win big prizes. The event opened with the men’s game which would remain close until the last few minutes. The team was able to get past Shenandoah 85-76 thanks to…
Written Joe Krzyston Consumed with discernable purpose for the first time in his entire life, one freshman is on a mission to carve the letters of his fraternity onto *every* *single* *desk* on the top two floors of the library. The freshman, a young man from Maryland, is a pledge at one of the fraternities…
Written by Shamira James Though it only lasts for one day, people associate the entire month of February with Valentine’s Day. While I love walking into Walmart and getting warm inside at the thought of someone buying me a $30 stuffed animal taller than me or candy at 75 percent off the day after the…
Written by Bradley Bommarito Last month, students in the RC Honors Program came together as part of the annual General Assembly to elect new leaders and new directions for the program. Junior Nathan Price was elected president, sophomore Gaston Ocampo was elected vice president, junior Megan Blackwell was elected secretary/treasurer, sophomore Ben Vester and freshman…
Written by Bradley Bommarito Two teams from RC’s Quiz Bowl club recently competed in a sectional championship tournament in North Carolina. “This past weekend, we represented Roanoke College at the National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) Sectional Tournament for our region held at UNC-Chapel Hill. Our two teams competed against Duke, NC State, Virginia Tech, Liberty,…
Written by Harrison Mines This past week, network programming waved goodbye to Spike TV and officially welcomed the re-branded Paramount Network. The new network shows exciting promise; hinting at something a little more eclectic, inclusive, and female. The original Spike TV brand was characteristically masculine, claiming to be the first ever “network for men”. Recent social dialogue…
Written by Joseph Carrick Coming into 2018, there has been a plethora of films released that have gained both noteworthy and not-so-wonderful reviews. Quite a few were released last month, and many of them were forgotten as soon as the film concluded, including the historical film of dubious accuracy: The Greatest Showman, the animated children’s…
Written by Jordan Hanson It’s a new year, and 2018 is already off to a chaotic beginning, from the bomb cyclone to the government shutdown. However, there are a few things to look forward to this year: the Oscars, for instance. Nominations have been released for the 90th Annual Academy Awards, and they bring the…