Written by Joe Krzyston
According to the Washington Post, the first two weeks of 2018 saw thirty-seven teenagers call poison control because they intentionally consumed a Tide laundry pod. They join roughly fifty who did the same in 2017. The...
Written by Leilani Doneux
To admit that I was afraid, I would also have to admit that when I committed to Roanoke College, at a dining room table in my home just outside of San Francisco, I did not entirely...
Every edition we want to hear from you, the Maroons. This week we got four of this campus’ favorite smiling faces and talk about their New Years Resolution!
Clinton Showalter, Cavern Cook; “Quit Smoking. Procrastinate Less”
Max Menzel, 19, Freshman Basketball...
Written by Shamira James
On this episode of “making it do what it do” at Roanoke College, here’s part two of everyone’s favorite Brackety-Ack installment, crazy hookup stories. Here’s a safe place to air out your dirty laundry. Don’t worry,...
Written by Madalyn Chapman
This edition of the Brackety-Ack, we’re introducing you to Deanna Keller. She’s a member of the Class of 2021, plays clarinet in the Roanoke College Wind Ensemble, and has declared a biology major.
“My hometown in Maine...
Written by Joe Krzyston
The uneasiness was palpable in a Miller Hall classroom today as Bailey Mann’s short story was analyzed and picked apart for incongruities in form and theme. The conclusion of his peers? The stakes were simply not...
Written by Isaac Davis
2018 is the year I’m: losing weight, learning French, working harder, getting better, running faster, saving this, sorting that, starting a new chapter. It’s the year I’ll ___
So, how well is that going?
Well if you’ve successfully...
Written by Joe Krzyston
Effective next issue, David Hall, longtime editor of the Roanoke College Brackety-Ack, will be fired from the paper for reasons related to gross incompetence. Sources close to the disgraced editor say the move has been a...
Written by Joe Krzyston
In a turn of events widely expected for quite some time, SGA President Leah Weinstein has been ousted in a bloodless coup. Ms. Weinstein has been clinging to power for months through ruthlessness and intimidation. Though...
Written by David Hall
SALEM - Junior Emily Resume, announced on Tuesday that she is “just too darn busy for learning,” in an unprecedented move that stunned both professors and peers alike.
In a press release, Resume stated that the pressures...
Written by Shamira James:
There’s one thing we can all agree on as Roanoke College students – we’re all busy as heck. Whether it’s social clubs, on campus jobs or just simply trying to keep our grades up we’re all...
Written by Emma Grosskopf
Basketball season would be nothing without a crowd, and most of the crowd in Cregger is made up of procrastinating students who should be studying for finals or preparing presentations for INQ classes that make us...
Written by Caleb Childress:
The Roanoke men’s and women’s track and field team began their five-month long competitive season last Friday, December 1st, at the Bast-Cregger Center. The Bast-Cregger Invitational featured many of the Maroons’ ODAC rivals and several other...
Written by Emma Grosskopf
The beginning of the winter sports cycle means the kickoff of the RC basketball seasons. The RC men’s and women’s teams have played their first games and are getting into the rhythm of their respective seasons,...
Written by Madalyn Chapman
The complete list of the 2018 Grammy nominees has been released!
Jay-Z is leading the pack of nominees this year with eight different nominations that include album of the year, best rap album, record of the year,...
Written by Emma Grosskopf
There I was, making a very uncharacteristic move watching the 2017 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
As I was watching, I was thinking, why are there girls in underpants ruining this Harry Styles concert?
Be that as it may,...
Written by Shamira James
On average, young adults are having sex 127 times a year. Our generation has seemingly pioneered “hook-up culture”, where sex is more common and casual. Many of us have lived and even grown up in this...
Written by Emma Grosskopf and Shamira James
The auditorium in Olin Hall was transformed into 17th century Paris for the RC Theatre production of “The Trickeries of Scapin,” a comedy in a traditional Italian theatrical format that ran from Nov....
Written by David Hall
With a logo reminiscent of the city’s seal and a name like Olde Salem Brewing Company, it’s clear the new establishment on has some stake in their chosen community. Along with 2 other partners, Salem-born Sean...
Written by Emily Searles
In an effort to provide agency for those enslaved who served the Monterey house, Roanoke college brought Joseph McGill, a public historian, in a major turning point in highlighting the importance of the college’s preservation project.
McGill,...
