By Juniper Rogers
Jenny Burch is a senior from Cooperstown, New York, double majoring in public
health and sociology. She works at the front desk in the Resident Life office and is the
head residential advisor for Crawford Hall. After college, she...
By Sabrina Rogers
Hey Maroons! Hope everyone had a wonderful fall break. Speaking of the Autumnal season, it is rearing close to more activities here on campus. Specifically, the History Department here at Roanoke College is hosting their annual ‘History...
By Zachary Bayers
As Halloween creeps closer, activities on campus are beginning to grow spookier and even more unsettling than ever before. Some students say that they’re too terrifying, but rest assured, mustering up your courage to attend these campus...
By Kathryn McElfresh
The time has come for the Season Selection Committee to start their debates for the productions of the 2025-2026 academic year. Next year includes both Shakespeare and a musical. The last musicals done at Roanoke College were...
Over fall break, Roanoke College put up a sign next to the Confederate statue on the corner of West Hall explaining the ownership of the monument and the inability of the college to remove it despite student and faculty...
Sections’ dorms Yonce 4 and 5 recently experienced a mold outbreak that left students aggravated and concerned. Many students found mold growing on their personal items and on the surface of their air conditioning units.
Residence Life was contacted about...
This past weekend, Roanoke came alive with the vibrant energy of the 14th annual GO Fest, a celebration of outdoor adventure and community spirit. Held from October 18th to 20th, the festival attracted thousands of visitors to Elmwood and...
Girl’s Field Hockey at Roanoke is doing well, although they have recently had some tough losses within the ODAC conference. The Maroons have been playing some difficult, ranked teams in the past couple of weeks including Lynchburg, Shenandoah, and...
One of the benefits of living on a campus as small as ours is that you’re never more than ten minutes away from Main Street. Last week, we started a Main Street Series hoping to encourage students to take...
Carved pumpkins everywhere, cozy blankets and lights off during a scary movie, planning a group costume with friends; with Halloween around the corner, maroons are doing these and more things to prepare for a night of scares and fun....
If you are new to this college, the chances are that you may not know the dark secrets it hides behind the beautiful landscape. Roanoke College is haunted. Not so much a secret, it’s something that professors and faculty...
The Maroons had an impressive showing at the Roanoke Cross Country Invitational held at Green Hill Park in Salem, Virginia. The team placed five runners in the top 50 and achieved several personal-best times, securing fourth place overall with...
For Roanoke’s incredible soccer teams, the lineups have been nothing but sweet sweet victories thus far. Family Weekend was especially plentiful in entertaining games from both the Men and Women’s teams. Starting out strong with the Women’s team, Noke...
One of the benefits of living on a campus as small as ours is that you’re never more than
ten minutes away from Main Street. Despite this, it can be all too easy for students to stay home
and within their...
Money can be tight for a college student, but that doesn’t mean we should sacrifice fun to stay above the red numbers. As we adventure deeper into the fall season more fun and budget-friendly activities will open up for...
After the recent bad weather we’ve experienced, we deserve to sit back and relax for a bit, especially when midterms are around the corner! It’s time to bring out the marshmallows and character ceramic cups as we prepare ourselves...
In the past week, Salem personally saw the effects of Hurricane Helene. The flash flood warning was issued Friday morning, and the river rose, flooding the Greenway and various other spots throughout the city. Trees and powerlines were damaged,...
Theater at Roanoke College performed their first show of the season! “John Proctor is the Villain” by Kimberly Bellflower is a play about teenage girls experiencing relationships and finding their own voices while studying “The Crucible” during the “Me...
Have you ever thought to yourself “Man, I wish there was a contemporary and modern musical adaptation of Homer’s epic tale The Odyssey?” If so, I have some fantastic news for you! If not… please hear me out anyway.
Our...
To represent our Maroons, we’ll be celebrating Cyclist Aunika Kemp, who started off her senior season strong with a win at Explore Park hosted by Roanoke College. After the victory, Kemp thanked her coach Shelley Jolds and President Shushok...
