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2019: A Year of New Music

Written by Jordan Hanson The year has only just begun and already there are rumors of upcoming album releases circulating. 2018 was a great year of music and this year is looking follow suit. Though there are few definitive dates...
Written by Jessica Shelburne Beginning in 1990 and every other year since then, the Olin and Smoyer Galleries host the Biennial Art Exhibition. The galleries will be laden with a multitude of artistic creations from individuals within a 200-mi. radius of...

RC Winter Break Recap

Written by Ian Gillen Men’s Basketball: The Men’s Basketball team turned the corner into the new year without skipping a beat!  The team has only three losses since the start of December, and has shown no sign of slowing down in...

Rooney’s Senior Roundup

Written by Kaelyn Spickler Mara Briggs Track and Field High Jump Starting her senior season, Mara Briggs has set some big goals for herself. “I hope to be All-American again, and the big dream would be to win a national championship. I’m training...

Maroons Go Greek!

Written by Bradley Bommarito The beginning of each semester marks an important time period for a subset of the RC student body. This is the time of year that some students consider getting involved in Greek life. According to the...
Written by Ian Gillen The Men’s and Women’s track and field teams are both still early on in their long season, but hope to improve upon their performance last week in the Keydet Invitational.  The Kaydet meet brought about several...
Written by Bradley Bommarito Last Monday marked the annual celebration and commemoration of the life and legacy of perhaps America’s greatest civil rights activist and most inspirational religious figure. Celebrated on the third Monday in January each year as a...
Written by Lorin Brice Hall Roughly 60% of the human body is water, but folks don’t drink enough of it. CBS has reported that around 75% of the citizens of the United States are regularly dehydrated. The Institute of Medicine...
Written by Kaelyn Spickler As we all know, the Patriots have dominated in the AFC over the last several seasons, and this year was no different. With players like Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, and Stephen Gostkowski, it’s easy to see...
Written by Jessica Shelburne At the beginning of each year, many people partake in the tradition of setting goals to better their livelihood. A common resolution is to create a healthier lifestyle including weight loss and overall fitness. Quickly, gyms...
Written by Shamira James Welcome back everyone! We’re picking back up with the working hard, partying harder and napping the hardest, but more importantly, we’re back to the grub! I’m a second semester senior (which is so painful to say)...
Written by Alexandra Gautier Many student come into college thinking that their problems with acne and skincare would vanish as soon as they moved in. They are usually sadly mistaken. Instead of cursing your DNA for giving you acne, get...
Written by Emily Leclerc As of Jan. 25, the U.S. government will have been partially shut down for 35 days. Before this, the longest shutdown in history was 21 days in 1995 under President Bill Clinton. This government closure easily...

Prison, People and Paint

Written by Isaac Davis Does our justice system work? Are we safe from the criminals once behind bars? Within three years of release, around two thirds of ex-convicts go on to further violate the law, and most are within the...

It’s Flu Season, Everyone

Written by Zoe Manoukian A surprising amount of students have been reported as drinking hand sanitizer and holding in their sneezes in order to fend off potential colds, viruses, and maladies this November. STOP DOING THIS! Downing hand sanitizer by...

Leggo Her Jade Eggo

Written by Zoe Manoukian It is now that time of year when exams are fast approaching, the weather is getting chilly, and students are at their wits’ ends. Many students finds themselves in a disposition of stress, anxiety, and hopelessness....

Beauty is NOT Pain

Written by Zoe Manoukian With Black Friday behind us and the gift-giving season ahead of us, we have now entered our annual period of crazed consumerism. Every storefront we pass seemingly bombards us with holiday sales, discounts, and BOGO opportunities....

POWER TO THE OPOSSUM

Written by Lorin Brice Hall A mighty Opossum should be the mascot for Roanoke. I don’t really know why I believe this, but I do. I think the Opossum is a noble beast and really reflects the values I hold as...

RC Season Openers Recap

Written by Ian Gillen Men’s Basketball The Men’s Basketball season is underway with six home games coming up in the month of December.  The team opened up conference play on Sunday with a dominant win over Hampden-Sydney, 93-48, and they continued...
Written by Ian Gillen As the weather gets colder across the nation, stakes get higher and the teams get hotter in the National Football League.  The Saints and Rams continue their domination of the league while the Jets and Cardinals...

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