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.
June 2009
June 28, 2009
- Roanoke Times (AP)
Unpaid internships: Students gain experience; Employers touch the future
Despite the recession, employers are maintaining connections with future workers and students are getting the job experience they...
June 27, 2009
- Santa Cruz Sentinel (AP)
Shelley Olds to defend two titles at the American Velodrome Challenge
' 1 2 ' Imagine standing on a podium with the worlds best cyclists, including legend Lance Armstrong, while more than 20,000 fans cheer your win in a world renowned road...
June 25, 2009
- Roanoke Times (AP)
An exercise and cultural experience
Capoeria's mix of music, dance, games and martial arts makes it a "very energizing"...
June 25, 2009
- Roanoke Times (AP)
Roanoke sends another coach to D-I
Veteran Roanoke College men's basketball coach Page Moir is in the position of filling a vacancy on his staff, and he considers that a compliment. Robbie Pridgen, a Maroons' assistant for the past three seasons, has accepted a position at Division I Robert Morris in...
June 22, 2009
- Roanoke Times (AP)
Parents of 17 children celebrate 50 golden years
Dick and Loretta McGarry, parents of 17, were surrounded by 63 relatives Sunday as they renewed their...
June 11, 2009
- The New York Times
McAuliffe Defeat Another Blow to Clinton Legacy
Filed at 3:21 a.m. ET NEW YORK (AP) -- Terry McAuliffe's crushing defeat in Virginia's gubernatorial primary is the latest blow to former President Bill Clinton's political legacy, still reeling from Hillary Rodham Clinton's loss to Barack Obama in last year's Democratic presidential...
June 4, 2009
- WDBJ CBS-7
Roanoke man goes bald to help raise money for cancer
The deal was raise $5,000 and a Roanoke College leader gets a buzz cut. "I think it's pretty awesome, when I heard about the amount, I said, 'You're not going to have to worry about that and then we went over that when we had the fundraiser," says Trina...
June 3, 2009
- ASSIST News Service
Organization of the Year @ Campus of the Year
Their vision statement is "Serving Christ by Enriching the Campus" By Gordon Govier Special to ASSIST News Service MADISON, WI (ANS) -- Scott Yeager wasn’t trying to win any...
May 2009
May 31, 2009
- Roanoke Times (AP)
Franklin County actor is 'Broadway Bound'
Josh Grisetti, the Franklin County native who played a nerdy college student on the short-lived ABC sitcom "The Knights of Prosperity" a few years back, is headed to...
May 29, 2009
- ConnPost.com
Island Outfitters brings fun flair to Fairfield
Think fun, airy, and breezy. Now visualize Newport, Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod. These images offer a hint of the lifestyle clothing at Island Outfitters, the new corner shop next to Vintage Garden on the promenade at the Brick Walk, 1189 Post...
May 27, 2009
- Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal
Osborne wins two All-American honors at track meet
Jaleesa Osborne of Gloucester, a rising senior at Roanoke College, gained two All-American honors during the NCAA Div. III Outdoor Track and Field Championships last weekend at Marietta...
May 26, 2009
- The Shreveport Times (AP)
The kitchen table: Anatomy of a metaphor
DENVER (AP) -- The rooms of the modern American household have always crept into campaigns. Politics makes strange bedfellows, for one. The living-room war ended Lyndon Johnson's political...
May 25, 2009
- The New York Times
GOP Has High Hopes in NJ, Va., Governors' Races
Filed at 1:29 p.m. ET MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) -- Republicans are dreaming big in the swamps of New Jersey and the rural outposts of Virginia. After crushing losses at all levels of government in back-to-back elections, the GOP has pinned its hopes on the only major contests this year -- governors' races in...
May 13, 2009
- Our Valley
Roanoke College graduate lets nothing stand in her way
Betsy Foster, who started losing her hearing at age 15, graduated from Roanoke College May 2 with a major in theater arts.Photo by Samuel Brenneman Like most Roanoke College graduates who walked in the May 2 commencement ceremony, 22-year-old Betsy Foster was a little...
May 12, 2009
- The New York Times
Hate Crime Acquittal Becomes Hispanic Rallying Cry - NYTimes.com
Filed at 6:16 p.m. ET Teenagers, a small town and alcohol. Tension between whites and a growing Hispanic population. Ethnic slurs, punches and kicks. A dead illegal immigrant from...
