Written by Kaelyn Spickler
Jessica Calascione
Track and Field
Thrower
Senior Jessica Calascione is the perfect role model for any athlete who suffers a tragic injury but hopes to bounce back. During her senior year of high school, she injured her shoulder and...
Written by Joyelle Ronan
One of the things I love most in the world are musicals. I don’t live in New York or D.C. so live musical theatre can be hard to come by. So, I really love musical television...
Written by Brice Hall
One of the most overlooked dining spots that this area has to offer is called Viet Sub. The restaurant is located at 1403 Williamson RD NE, a little ways outside of downtown Roanoke. The establishment...
Written by Emma Grosskopf
During my sophomore year, I did a great many things. Many of them I’m not super proud of, like going through an unfortunate phase where I stole food from fridges in buildings that I did...
Written by Ian Gillen
Our women’s lacrosse team fought hard Wednesday night, but Lynchburg took the win home due to two goals the Hornets scored in the last 2:49. The team started off the season strong with a 6-1 record,...
Written by Bradley Bommarito
On Thursday, March 28, writer and journalist Jon Meacham visited Roanoke College as a guest speaker in the Henry H. Fowler Lecture Series. His lecture, titled “Leadership and Character: Do We Need to be Good to...
Written by Shamira James
Rapper Ermias Asghedom, known professionally as Nipsey Hussle, was gunned down in front of his Los Angeles store, Marathon Clothing, this past Sunday. Hussle became known in the West Coast rap scene in the mid-2000s with...
Written by Jessica Shelburne
“What’s the point of art if nobody sees it?” This quote from actress Zawe Ashton, who plays Josephina in the Netflix original film Velvet Buzzsaw, set off the pattern of unfortunate events that occurred during this...
Written by Shamira James
With 20-something days left on Maxey’s green campus (OUCH THAT’S SO FEW DAYS), I’m about to bless you all with some ways to get major bang for your...swipe.
Commons Hacks
After freshman year, some of us...
Written by Garrett Ruggieri
Baseball:
The baseball team(12-12, 9-2 ODAC) started off the week strong with a 9-7 win over Ferrum on Wednesday night. In the bottom of the seventh, Roanoke capitalized on four runs and ultimately sealed the lead....
Written by Charissa Roberson
With the advent of spring comes the premier of Theatre RC’s latest production: “,” a comedy-musical written by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell—about themselves, trying to a write a musical.
“It’s very meta-theatrical,” said freshman Claire McDonald,...
Written by Emma Grosskopf and Shamira James
We’re sure that every gal has read at least one article with “clothing” tips (ones that compare our bodies to fruit, or suggest that we follow expensive trends or equally unrealistic garbage). Because...
Let’s face it: we all have our SMAN that is our Social Media Arch-Nemesis. You know the person: you roll your eyes and scoff any time you see a post from them. They inevitably end up as a screenshot...
Written by Bradley Bommarito
Next month, RC students, staff, and faculty as well as local community members will have the opportunity to get food and listen to live music while supporting a worthy cause. The Salem Riverfest Concert and Fundraiser...
Written by Emily Leclerc
On Tuesday, March 12, Roanoke College hosted a luncheon and forum about women’s sexuality around the globe. “Our Bodies, Ourselves” was organized by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Office of International Education. This luncheon...
Written by Jordan Hanson
Last weekend, Roanoke College’s Model Arab League attended the South Eastern Regional Model Arab League (SERMAL) conference in Spartanburg, SC. SERMAL is very similar to the more familiar organization Model United Nations (MUN). However, while MUN...
Written by Joey Slusher
Brexit is something everyone has heard of, but a lot of people, particularly us Americans, don’t know a lot about. Brexit refers to The United Kindoms vote to exit the European Union which is a supranational...
Written by Garrett Ruggieri
Our women’s softball team (10-7, 0-2 ODAC) had a fruitful spring break this season, capitalizing on a long trip down to sunny Florida. They had a schedule that was jam
packed with games, but the team was...
Written by Caisi Calandra
When you think of darties, the first thing that might come to mind are the cute outfits and pics for the ‘gram. The “occasion” is usually held in someone’s backyard, and it’s usually not warm enough...
Written by Shamira James
Lucky you, you’re gettin’ laid! I’m sure all your friends are super happy that the guy or gal you’ve been eyeing for a long time is finally deciding to do the horizontal two-step with you. But,...
