Written by Alexandra Gautier Recently, while swiping through my Instagram feed, I saw a post made by a girl holding a sign saying, “I will listen, I will believe, I support you. #metoo,” at a Trump protest rally, and I was immediately curious by what this new hashtag trend symbolized. The #metoo movement is one…
Written by Garrett Ruggieri Traveling to the Virginia Military Institute last weekend for the Keydet Invitational, the Roanoke men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams competed in high class. This meet featured some of the stiffest competition the Maroons’ will face all season, including a plethora of Division I teams, as well as familiar…
Written by Garrett Ruggieri After rescheduling due to inclement weather, Thursday, January 25th the Roanoke College men’s basketball team was set to take on last year’s reigning ODAC champions, Guilford College. The Quakers came into the Cregger Center at 7:00 pm for tip-off, with an unexpectedly large crowd in the arena. That’s right, the stands…
Written by Aeryn McMurtry While the rest of the student body might have gotten a month off from school for winter break, the Roanoke men’s and women’s basketball teams were still working hard on the court and in the weight room. With half of their seasons played over these four weeks, the Maroons have reached…
Written by Ian Gillen It is almost time for our women’s lacrosse team season to begin, and the athletes are hoping to start the year out right with strong victories. Recently, teammates Jenn Schwechheimer and Maeve Healy, Juniors, discussed the team’s performance and stated that they are both very excited to get back out on…
Written by Bradley Bommarito From now until Feb. 2, students have the opportunity to submit an idea for Roanoke College’s Shark Tank themed business competition. Aptly named “The Pitch,” the first-place winner(s) of this contest receive an unrestricted check for $3,000 and ultimate bragging rights. To enter the competition, one must simply answer a few…
Written by Jessica Shelburne Olin Gallery director Talia Logan said that she wants to incorporate art into the community, and the community into art. The Paper Blooms Project, which opened in the Olin Gallery today, and will be open to the public until March 30, embodies that idea perfectly, engulfing the gallery in thousands of…
Written by David Hall The night before Saturday’s Roanoke’s Women’s March, Freshmen Ava McCartin and her roommate Zoe Manoukian were fraught over what kind of sign they’d bring to the rally when they remembered. “So [Manoukian] had stolen this ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ flag from a frat at OSU and this cat crocheted to our…
Written by Bradley Bommarito A harrowing story of murder, police misconduct, and false imprisonment that has captivated millions was shared with an auditorium of Roanoke College students, faculty, and community members last Wednesday night. Olin Theater was filled to capacity for one of the spring semester’s most publicized events- “Truth Matters: A Conversation with Amanda…
Written by Joe Krzyston According to the Washington Post, the first two weeks of 2018 saw thirty-seven teenagers call poison control because they intentionally consumed a Tide laundry pod. They join roughly fifty who did the same in 2017. The popular response has essentially been a cookie-cutter replication of responses to any number of troubling…