By Alexis Barton
As October 31st rapidly approaches, everyone is trying to get their costume together, or costumes plural if you’re a Halloween enthusiast. For sports fans, it’s easy to default to throwing on our favorite player’s jersey and calling...
By Katherine Clatterbuck
With big names like Russell Wilson, a quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, Christian McCaffery, a running back for the Carolina Panthers, and Rob Gronkowski, a tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, sports fans around the country...
By Rebecca Dance
Halloween is quite possibly my favorite holiday, rivaled only by Christmas and my birthday. I love the idea of Halloween: it’s a night of spooks and screams featuring costumes, masks, and candy (oh my!). Halloween has been...
By Chamberlain Zulauf
Tess Weidenkopf is on the fast track to wearing a white lab coat in either a hospital or on a stage. With a double major in Biochemistry and Theatre Arts she is on the pre-med track.
“I applied...
By Devon Mitchell
Halloween is this weekend which means only one thing, time to make the gnarliest Halloween playlist for all my indie goblins and ghouls. Yeah, you could be a basic witch and play songs like “Thriller”, “Time Warp”,...
Written by Anna Tillman
Season 3 of “You” is officially coming to Netflix on Oct. 15! Now is the time for fans or newcomers to binge watch this nail-biting series.
“You” follows the struggles of hopeless romantic Joe, who is trying...
Written by Rebecca Dance
Spooky time is upon us again, folks. It might not feel like it recently, with these eighty degree days, but I promise October started last week. For ease of access, please refer to the step-by-step plan...
Written by Lauren Roth
Becoming a senior is something that all students dream of all the hard work paying off and getting to walk across that stage. Being a senior as a student athlete is even that much sweeter. Student...
Written by Devon Mitchell
Roanoke’s Center for Economic Freedom had its inaugural David L. Guy Lecture Series event with speaker Stephen Moore in a talk entitled, “Is Socialism Coming To America”. In case you don’t know who Stephen Moore is,...
Written by Jack Miller
Over recent weeks, particularly over social media, hashtags like #justiceforgabby or #whereisgabby began cropping up as a peculiar case started to gain traction throughout the country. Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old, was reported missing following a cross-country...
Written by Devon Mitchell
On Saturday, October 2nd, more than 600 marchers took to the streets of Roanoke amid worries of the recent abortion laws in Texas. Hundreds of other marches took place across the U.S. rallying women’s rights activists...
Written by Sydney Young
Due to the abundance of cookies and cakes constantly available to us from Commons and Cavern, it’s not hard to understand how the “freshman 15” can sneak up on us. So, to balance this out, it...
Written by Charissa Roberson
Dr. Teresa Milbrodt, professor of Creative Writing at Roanoke College, gave a reading on Sept. 29 to celebrate the release of her latest short story collection, “Instances of Head-Switching.”
The event was held at 7 p.m. in...
Written by Chamberlain Zulauf
Just about everyone on campus knows Youssef Labriny, it’s hard to miss him. If it isn’t the warmness in his demeanor, you’ll certainly notice his size. Youssef is involved all around campus, but his studies involve...
Written by Jack Miller
Family weekend is back at Roanoke! After a year in which in-person events had been sadly limited due to the spread of COVID-19, this year sees the return of family weekend and all the events surrounding...
Written by Mia Shelton
Me oh my! Midterms are already here? How can that be? It feels like yesterday everyone moved in, bright eyes and eager for what’s to come.
Most people can agree that this first semester has been rough. ...
Written by Marisa Seager
Self-care using a mobile app? Yes, you read that right. Here’s a list that I’ve compiled of some of my favorite self-care apps that I have used and that I plan to use:
Clearful Journal & Self-Growth
Clearful...
Written by Alexis Barton
As part of the kickoff for family weekend activities, Roanoke’s men’s soccer team put on an incredible display of offensive talent against the visiting Eastern Mennonite Royals. The Maroons would go on to win 6-0 against...
Written by Mateo Biggs
On Sutton Terrace on Sept. 28, Roanoke College got loud. Students came together outside Cavern and perched on chairs and benches – as well as surfaces not meant to be chairs – as they eagerly waited...
Written by Edgard Lacayo
On September 21st Roanoke College held a panel discussion on the 2021 German federal election. It was held in the Wortman Ballroom and virtually. Two German students were asked about their views toward the election and...
