Written by Kaelyn Spickler
Jose Robertson, Soccer, Midfield
Coming into his senior season on the soccer field, Jose Robertson hoped to fully recover from his knee injury. Robertson had been out since Nov., when he tore his ACL and meniscus, and he took...
Written by Joseph Carrick
“Bojack Horseman”, Netflix’s favorite emotionally-suppressed alcoholic in the form of a talking horse, has returned for a fifth season. What is there to look forward to in this new season? No spoilers here, but self-destructive behavior and the effects that...
Written by Shamira James
Elijah Wilhelm is senior at Roanoke College from Roanoke. He is majoring in Communications Studies and is currently the Program Director for the RC’s radio station, WRKE. With his voice being the most recognizable on air,...
Written by Joseph Krzyston
In upper-level courses across campus, in nearly every discipline, there’s one question on the lips of every upperclassman. It defies boundaries of all kinds, and indeed has brought people together in recent weeks. The question?
How did...
Written by Jessica Shelburne
It is with the heaviest of hearts that I, alongside millions, am struggling to come to terms with the reality of the recent passing of the most dope – Mac Miller. An incredible musician who specialized...
Written by Shamira James
Who knew that YouTube’s latest trend could help even the most tightly wound relax? Autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, is a feeling usually referred to as a tingle or the tingles that starts in the...
Written by Joseph Krzyston
I have only been to the new coffee shop in the library once. These days, I hardly go to the library at all. I live off campus and I don’t hang around here if I can...
Written by Harrison Squire Mines
Investigative documentary has exploded in viewership on YouTube and social media sites. Shane Dawson, a YouTube creator with a growing subscriber count of 17 million, has long been recognized for outrageous comedy on his channel....
Written by Kaelyn Spickler
Women’s Soccer: The threat of Hurricane Florence coming our way, caused the Lady Maroons’ game to get postponed. This, however, did not stop the ladies from working hard. “We had a run on Saturday morning at...
Written by Carolynn Bructo
Freshmen at RC are required to choose a 19-meal-per-week plan, and sometimes it can be difficult for them to learn how to maintain a healthy diet.
“I think it is crazy to force freshmen to pay...
Written by Aeryn McMurtry
Due to the recent but brief hurricane from the East Coast and the ever present changing climate, some students have found themselves confused and somewhat misguided by the late September weather. It seems to be cold...
Written by Joseph Krzyston
A Roanoke College sophomore is at the center of a firestorm tonight. The reason? A provocative statement, made in class, about ‘Society”. If that wasn’t that far enough, ‘The Media’ took heavy criticism as well. No...
Written by Shamira James
If you could name a hurricane, what would you name it and why?
Destinee Harper, sophomore, Everyone’s Favorite Harry Potter Stan - “I would name it after myself because that would make me famous, also I’m like...
Written by Jordan Hanson
From Sept. 9 through Oct. 7, 2018, Roanoke College is hosting the Virginia Watercolor Society’s 39th Annual Exhibition, every day from 1−4 p.m.
98 watercolor paintings, chosen from over 400 submissions, fill the walls of both...
Written by Charissa Roberson
On Sept. 17, 2018, the 70 annual Primetime Emmy Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles (Hollywood Reporter). “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won the night with five Emmys in the comedy series category...
Written by Ian Gillen
After a hard fought few weeks took the team to West Virginia and Blacksburg, our men’s and women’s cross-country teams are capitalizing on last year’s strong finish to start their seasons off on the right foot....
Written by Joe Krzyston
A stirring message to the proletariat was written, revised, and broadcast to a largely indifferent audience today, all from the backlit keys of a $2000 MacBook Pro. The irony, entirely lost upon the author and his...
Written by Bradley Bommarito
Though the end of the spring semester means nearly four months off for most students, many of RC’s dedicated faculty and staff stick around long after students travel home. College employees have worked hard over summer...
Written by Emma Grosskopf and Shamira James
Olivia Kitt, a junior political science major with a legal studies concentration and a sociology minor, is arguably one of the busiest people on campus. A Roanoke native, Kitt has been extremely active...
Written by Joe Krzyston
In a short-lived burst of back-to-school optimism, a Roanoke College student allowed himself to think, for one fleeting moment, that this might really be his year. The student, a senior, agreed to be interviewed confidentially, out...
