Written by Emily Leclerc
At the beginning of last week, the Roanoke Valley area was bracing for a direct hit from Hurricane Florence. Its projected path had the storm hitting the coast of North Carolina and then swinging upward, which...
Written by Lucy Collins
Roanoke College is full of opportunities, both social and academic, that are presented to students and to adults that exceed the age of the average college student.
Among these opportunities blossomed the Elderscholar program. Founded in...
Written by Brice Hall
We at the Brackety-Ack talked to a recent convert to vegetarianism. The young citizen met us in Fintel Library’s most secluded corner. They were visibly agitated and their cranium was protected from “The AD-Men” by a...
Written by Shamira James
Everyone has a different sense of style that makes them stand out on this campus. You could be known for never being seen without a Gucci belt, you could be the girl who’s always wearing a...
Written by Isaac Davis
The quest for a “simple healthy diet” has become increasingly less simple.
One area that can be particularly deceiving are low fat, or no fat food alternatives. This movement - spawned in the 1980s - saw food...
Written by Ian Gillen
Anyone remotely following the NFL knows that ‘FitzMagic’ has taken over. 819 passing yards, nine total touchdowns and an undefeated start is certainly a great cause for the attention. More importantly for the influx of media...
Written by Shamira James
If you have me on Snapchat (shameless plug it’s queen.shamiraaa), then you know last year I started the #TealMovements trend on my story any time I got two or more teal objects in Commons. I assumed...
Written by Bradley Bommarito
It’s a sensitive subject, but an important one. Last week was the National Suicide Prevention Week, and September is the National Suicide Prevention Month. According to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, mental health advocates, prevention organizations,...
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...
