Article Written by Paige Stewart Roanoke College students returned to campus this August to find many improvements to their residence halls, from new furniture and windows to brick paths, rather than sidewalks, leading to some buildings. These updates were coordinated by Roanoke’s Residence Life & Housing. Jimmy Whited, director of Residence Life, said the improvements…
Article Written by Emma Grosskopf All of us, at one point or another, have looked at a professor like they’ve grown another head. All of us, at one point or another, have felt like if our professor DOESN’T STOP TALKING RIGHT NOW, our heads will explode. And all of us, at one point or another, have…
Article written by Paige Stewart St. a Confederate soldier stands atop a stone pedestal. He faces due south, towards home, with a rifle at his side in a rest position. Commissioned in 1909 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), the monument was placed on the front lawn of the then Roanoke County courthouse,…
Reverend Jesse Jackson, major civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, spoke at Roanoke College in a town hall event sponsored by Roanoke College Democrats to a collection of students and community members. Jackson and Virginia Delegate Sam Rasoul, an alumnus of the college, led the discussion, which centered around topics of healthcare, inequality and…
Take this quiz, specific to Roanoke College, to find out which Taylor Swift you are! Thanks, Madalyn Chapman, for creating this for the Roanoke community! https://goo.gl/ScHj2W