Roanoke College in the News

Roanoke College faculty, staff, students and alumni are frequently featured or quoted in the news media. Whether a story features a faculty author or expert, an outstanding student research project, the latest Maroon sports accomplishments or an interesting alumni story, this news coverage shows what’s best about Roanoke’s classic experience and how it prepares people to make an impact. Below you will find some of the latest stories featuring Roanoke College and its outstanding people. Please note that some media Web sites may require a subscription to log into their stories.

May 2008

May 16, 2008 - Roanoke Times
Understanding D-Day sacrifice
As we stroll somberly between the immaculate rows of white crosses, I can tell: The student finally Gets It. My wife and I are in France this week, where I'm teaching a course on the history of D...

May 16, 2008 - Roanoke Times
Matching May's hatch
His fly rods and fly boxes packed, Bob Jenkins heads off to the Bahamas early Saturday morning. The Roanoke College professor emeritus is going down with a group of students from the school, but he'll find some time to chase bonefish, barracuda and some of those other tropical species that lure...

May 16, 2008 - Lynchburg News and Advance
New Lynchburg College basketball coach a familiar face
Hilliary Scott has been an assistant coach at East Tennessee State and Penn State before returning to the ODAC, where he played in college.Text size: small | medium | large Lynchburg College athletic director...

May 15, 2008 - www.roanoke.com
Franklin Co., Roanoke honor top teachers
Stephanie Doyle, a sixth-grade U.S. history teacher at Breckinridge Middle School, is the 2008 Roanoke teacher of the year.

May 15, 2008 - www.wdbj7.com
Stephanie Doyle named Roanoke City School Teacher of the Year
Stephanie Doyle has been named this year's Roanoke City School Teacher of the Year.

May 15, 2008 - Gazette.net
Resident is a princess for a week
A Potomac resident got the chance to be a princess this April during the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Christa Taylor Aiken, 21, participated in the Cherry Blossom Princess Program during the festival, in which young women represent their states and act as ambassadors to...

May 13, 2008 - Best Life Magazine
Body Five little-known muscles that can tone your body, boost your energy, and keep you off the disabled list
Five little-known muscles that can tone your body, boost your energy, and keep you off the disabled list Most workouts focus on the major muscle groups, and rightfully so.

May 13, 2008 - Roanoke Times
We talk to folks who bike to work
Matt Gentry | The Roanoke Times Va. Tech professor Lindsay Marr, 33, bikes home from work in Blacksburg. Matt Gentry | The Roanoke Times Liz Hokanson, 47, bikes from the Blacksburg Recreation Center after voting in the town election.

May 11, 2008 - Roanoke Times
Cashing in on stimulus checks
itehead, a sales associate at Grand Home Furnishings in Roanoke, explains the features of La-Z-Boy recliners to Sillena Brean, who's looking for a newer model and planning to use her stimulus check to pay for it.

May 11, 2008 - In Rich
AROUND CAMPUS
Game, set, match Mary Washington tennis standout Randy Loden vindicated his selection as the CAC's player of the year by contributing four victories -- two each in singles and doubles -- to last weekend's NCAA tournament triumphs over No.

May 9, 2008 - Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal
Andy Nagel sets school hurdle record
Andy Nagel of Gloucester, a member of the Roanoke College track team, recently set a new school record in the 400 meter hurdles. In a field of mostly Division I athletes, Nagel used patience and a furious kick in the final straightaway to place third in his heat of the 400 hurdles at the Liberty University...

May 8, 2008 - Fredericksburg.com
THE ADVENTURES OF A NEWLY MARRIED AMERICAN MALE CHILL OUT, WITH XBOX AND MOM
The adventures of a newly married American...

May 5, 2008 - New Haven Register
'Team first' more than a motto for Amity's Zovinka
There was a time when a 6-foot-2, 190-pound Chris Zovinka stood proudly as a member of the prestigious Presidential Honor Guard during the Korean War Veterans Memorial dedication ceremony in Washington, D.

May 3, 2008 - Roanoke Times
Software founder to speak - roanoke.com
For the first time in about 25 years, John McAfee found himself driving the streets of Roanoke headed toward Salem on Thursday morning. Today, he'll find himself once again on familiar territory at Roanoke College.

April 2008

April 27, 2008 - Roanoke Times
Roanoke College seeks symbol - roanoke.com
It's a tiger! It's a dragon! It's ... a crayon? Or how about a skunk, a Jabberwock, a dodo, a rocket or a hedgehog? Those are all submitted suggestions for a Roanoke College mascot.

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