Written by Kristi Rolf Just when we thought the holidays were over, February brings another celebration saturated with whimsical traditions and consumeristic fever. Valentine’s Day has a fraught reputation. Movies and books would have us believe that it is the most romantic day of the year, a day for expressions of true love. However, cynics…
Written by Kristina Calhoun Since March 2020, the world has faced significant changes in everyday life due to COVID-19. However, the Super Bowl still managed to put on a halftime show that was sure to blow people away and bring them together – while socially distancing, of course. The Super Bowl halftime show is known…
Written by Charissa Roberson The entertainment industry is more well-known for whirlwind romances and messy break-ups than it is for long-standing relationships. However, some celebrity couples have shown that true love and commitment is not just a Hollywood fantasy. When Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt and four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee John Krasinski first met,…
Written by Chamberlain Zulauf Okay, Tom Brady is the GOAT. Come on. After winning last Sunday’s Super Bowl LV (55), Tom single-handedly has more Super Bowl dubs than any franchise. Speaking of fun facts: it’s been six years since Patrick Mahomes has lost by more than a single score. That’s all there is to know…
Written by Alexis Barton One year after their first Valentine’s interview, the Brackety-Ack caught up with perhaps the cutest couple on the Track & Field team, Kaillee Philleo and Zachary Dalton. Both in their senior year, they are into their final stretch of finishing their undergraduate work all while finishing their last season with the…
Written by Devon Mitchell On Tuesday, December 15, the Roanoke community received an email from the college informing them, Roanoke experienced a ‘cyber event’. Students, faculty, and staff were told not to access the network and their files. The college alerted the Salem police, and the Virginia State police; the FBI later became involved. It…
Written by Jasey Roberts In January, acclaimed short story writer and novelist George Saunders released a new nonfiction piece, “A Swim in a Pond in the Rain” – a book that is part-literary criticism, part-writing guide and, as with much of his work, part-manual for living a better life. For decades, Saunders has been a…
Written by Devon Mitchell 46th President Joe Biden has made a lot of promises to the American people, hoping to curb COVID-19 spread, return to globalization and erase the “America first” attitude the Trump administration was known for and provide more relief to Americans from the effects of coronavirus. In his first hours in office,…
Written by Kristina Calhoun Companies can gain popularity on their own, but the best way to get a message heard or a product shown is by buying advertisements – and Super Bowl ads are the most coveted promotional spaces of all. However, they do not come cheap. The estimated cost for a 30-second window during…
Written by Kaelyn Spickler I am now freshly 22-year-old, and unless something crazy happens, this is my last semester writing for the Brackety-Ack. 🙁 With that, I decided it would be fun for my final column to be “22 Things…” where I can sometimes share advice, list my favorites, or give some insight. With Valentine’s…