Karen Kohler The 2021 Met Gala was held on Sept. 13 with the theme “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.” Since there was no Met Gala last year due to the pandemic, people were especially eager to see the looks this year. However, many people agreed that all in all it was a bit…
Written by Katherine Clatterbuck Coming back from an unprecedented season, Roanoke senior athletes are looking towards the future in this new school year. A senior for the women’s field hockey team, Lauren Roth mentioned the new season saying, “It’s a relief to have a feeling of normalcy again. Last year there were a lot of…
Written by Carter Weissenfluh Jacksonville Jaguars v. Houston Texans: a division matchup between two teams with somewhat low expectations, but two young promising QBs in Trevor Lawrence and Deshaun Watson. Fans across the league are excited to see the number one pick from the 2021 Draft, Lawrence, take the field in his first regular-season…
Written by Lauren Roth To kick off their season, the men’s and women’s cross country teams headed to Bridgewater College to compete in the Eagles XC Challenge. After previous success in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, the Maroons were looking to start off strong and make a name for themselves this season. The…
Written by Alexis Barton To kick off their season, the men’s and women’s cross country teams headed to Bridgewater College to compete in the Eagles XC Challenge. After previous success in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, the Maroons were looking to start off strong and make a name for themselves this season. The…
By Devon Mitchell The Texas abortion ban has been at the forefront of the news in the past couple of weeks. Pro-choice activists worry that changes to how Texas handles abortion cases will unravel nearly 50 years of women’s rights stemming from the 1973 Supreme Court decision on Roe V. Wade which decided state…
By Kristi Rolf Roanoke College is a different place in September 2021 than it was in May. During the last school year, I grew accustomed to a campus that seemed only half-alive. Many students spent the year at home, taking classes online. Those of us who remained spent more time in the library and the…
By Devon Mitchell It’s been ten years since the iconic moms and daughters of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, took the dance stage by storm with the premiere of the Lifetime reality TV show Dance Moms. I was ten years old when the show began, and as a dancer myself at the time, Dance Moms was a…
By Chamberlain Zulauf I’ve been waking up to that phrase since I was 11 years old. If you aren’t also a Mythical Beast, you probably don’t know what I’m talking about. Sometimes referred to as the “Dads of YouTube”, lifelong friends Rhett and Link started Good Mythical Morning (GMM) on January 3rd, 2011. If GMM…
By Lucy Collins Helpful Tips for Returning to In-Person Classes After the previous school year that we all had to endure, fully online, without any personal interaction, Roanoke College has given students and professors the chance to return to in-person classes. This is great news for students to hear, particularly juniors and seniors, who had…