Written by Aeryn McMurtry
Full-Size Candy Bars
Pros: The gold mine of trick or treat candy. You know you’ve hit the best house when the full-size candy comes out. Those are also the houses that usually put up the most realistic...
Written by Emily Leclerc
Last weekend, the Virginia Museum of Natural History held their annual Dragon Festival. Along with exhibits based on dragons and presentations by authors like Sharyn McCrumb, the event strove to create a renaissance fair atmosphere with...
Written by Emma Grosskopf
Back when I was an impressionable youth, I believed that horoscopes were a nonsensical idea: that the stars and lunar energy and Mars moving into my whatever-house.
Incidentally, my level of passion about this belief was...
Written by Zoe Manoukian
More hearts dropped than can be counted when Kavanaugh was appointed supreme court justice, and more hearts than I want to count either fluttered or felt nothing. The reality that we are so willing to support...
Written by Isaac Davis
Moving rapidly through my third year as an international student in the states, many of the culinary mysteries I first encountered have been resolved. I understand the mechanics of the S’more, the texture of a Hushpuppy,...
Written by Kaelyn Spickler
Collegiate athletes are used to being the “big dogs.” On game days, they are greeted with smiles and well wishes from their professors, friends and even strangers. When the whistle blows and game time begins, they...
Written by Bradley Bommarito
As students face increasing workloads over the course of a semester, they may become aware of academic areas or skill sets that they need improvement in. Whether one is struggling in a particular discipline or overcoming...
Written by Lorin Brice Hall
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi is a moral and ethical litmus test for the leaders of our nation,and for leaders across the world who claim in any capacity to stand for the best interests of their...
Written by Shamira James
Dr. Tom Carter is a professor in the English and Communications Studies Department at RC. In addition to teaching Communications courses, he also teaches an INQ 110: “Ghosts and Human Perception”.
“One thing I show the class...
Written by Lucy Collins
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is an eccentric musical film structured with a plot that thrives on audience participation. RC service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega paired up with the Brackety-Ack to host a showing of the...
Written by Ian Gillen
Women’s Soccer-
The Lady Maroons saw a perfect send-off on their senior day with a 12-0 win over Sweet Briar. The Maroons then moved their unbeaten run to six with 5-0 win on Tuesday over Emory &...
Written by Jessica Shelburne
Autumn has suddenly blown into full effect, complete with the crisp atmosphere and bare trees. As October concludes, Halloween is mere days away.
Arguably the most noteworthy event of the fall season, college students across the...
Written by Shamira James
We all have favorite Commons meals, right? Like those days where if we for some reason don’t make it, we’ll be salty until the next time the blessed day comes back around. Veggie Lo Mein makes...
Written by Joseph Carrick
Halloween is infamous for its creepy vibes and incredibly bad horror movies. This list of horror flicks will be looking at three of the best of these films (in order of release date). While some of...
Give us a five word scary story!
Matt Lintner, senior, so cool it's scary: "I missed my mom's call!"
Margaux McGinty, freshman, so sweet it's scary: "Fall break is actually over!"
Emily Witty, sophomore, so fashionable it's scary: "Any day it's not...
Written by Kaelyn Spickler
Jillian Barnard
Soccer #19
Midfield
Senior midfielder Jillian Barnard has played her heart out the past couple of weeks.The Lady Maroons faced Sweet Briar for Senior Day where Barnard scored and had one assist. This past Tuesday the team...
Written by Shamira James
Picture this; a group of college girls are out for the night, and they’re dressed to the nines, and even the tens. They’re drinking and having the times of their life but Becky (or whichever friend...
Written by Charissa Roberson
El Día de los Muertos, translated in English as “The Day of the Dead,” is a Mexican holiday observed from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, in which families honor the deceased. This holiday is prominently featured...
Written by Caisi Calandra
When you wake up and look in the mirror, what’s the first thing you see? For me, for a while, when I was younger, it was always the imperfections. The imperfections were the first thing I...
Written by Aeryn McMurtry
October marks the beginning of fall weather: shivering cold and beautiful colors on all the trees around these Virginia mountains. Cold weather brings sweaters, cuffing season and, unfortunately, the inevitable health problems. Here are some tips...
