Roanoke College in the News

January 2010

January 23, 2010 - Martinsville Daily
Dinosaur exhibit opens at Virginia Museum of Natural History during 4th annual Dino Day festival
By Bill Wyatt Acrocanthosaurus MARTINSVILLE, Va. – The Virginia Museum of Natural History unveiled the special exhibit “Messages from the Mesozoic” on Saturday to a crowd of over 700 visitors during the museum’s 4th annual Dino Day...

January 23, 2010 - WDBJ CBS-7
Roanoke College Sponsors Haiti Relief Efforts
SALEM, Va. — Roanoke College is responding to the current crisis in Haiti by offering numerous opportunities for the campus community to help with relief...

January 17, 2010 - WDBJ CBS-7
Roanoke College notches the close win at home
Roanoke held off a late run to claim a 60-59 victory over Washington & Lee in ODAC action Saturday evening. The Maroons improved to 6-9 overall, 3-3 in the...

January 16, 2010 - The New York Times
Tamara Duricka, Evan Johnson - Weddings and Celebrations
Tamara Jane Duricka and Evan Blake Johnson were married Saturday morning at the Los Angeles Temple Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in...

January 16, 2010 - The New York Times
Cynthia Meyerand, James Shiftan - Weddings and Celebrations
Cynthia Ann Meyerand and James Brand Shiftan were married Friday at Tulemar Beach in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. Dr. Roberto Yglesias Mora, a lawyer and notary, officiated, with his wife, Alice Michelle McCoy Garnier, also a lawyer and notary, taking...

January 15, 2010 - The Washington Post
Book World: Review of "Anatomy of an Execution" by Todd C. Peppers and Laura Trevvett Anderson
ANATOMY OF AN EXECUTION The Life and Death Of Douglas Christopher Thomas By Todd C. Peppers and Laura Trevvett Anderson Northeastern Univ. 309 pp.

January 1, 2010 - Roanoke Times (AP)
Catching up on 2009: Quick updates on stories from the past year
Although major stories routinely get continuing coverage so readers stay up-to-date, sometimes other stories tend to drop out of sight. Here's a chance to catch up on some of those...

December 2009

December 22, 2009 - The New York Times
Sidebar - In Supreme Court Clerks’ Careers, Signs of Polarization on the Bench
WASHINGTON A Supreme Court clerkship really brightens the legal résumé, and former clerks have their pick of the best jobs at law firms, in the academy and in...

December 17, 2009 - Roanoke Times (AP)
Understanding Islam and the West
Eric Rothgery Rothgery is an assistant professor in the Religion and Philosophy Department at Roanoke College. He teaches courses in Islam, Hinduism and world...

December 11, 2009 - Roanoke Times (AP)
Clearbrook Elementary enjoys show from Roanoke College Theatre
On Friday, Nov. 13 kindergarten through fourth grade attended the performance of "Jack and the Wonder Beans" by James Still at Clearbrook Elementary...

December 4, 2009 - National Review Online
Senatorial Worries in Virginia
If your state absolutely must be represented by a pair of Democratic senators, you could do a lot worse than Jim Webb and Mark Warner. Warner was a popular governor earlier this decade and has displayed a knack for avoiding controversial...

December 3, 2009 - WSLS 10
Lack of hearing doesn’t stop Roanoke College grad from directing Scrooge
In the theatre, words are just as important as the actions of actors. That makes a Roanoke College graduate’s job that more difficult. Betsy Foster lost her hearing at age 16, but it’s not stopping her from doing what she loves. Directing plays.

December 3, 2009 - Roanoke Times (AP)
Get rid of the bah humbugs and get in the holiday spirit
From parades to tree lightings, there's a lot of holiday happenings in our area over the next three...

December 2, 2009 - The Baltimore Snacker
8 cupcake periodic tables of the elements
This period table of elements made with cupcakes has been all the rage of the blogosphere the past few days. It's by Katherine at Foodie Friday (via Neatorama and she writes: I helped my little sister bake these periodic table cupcakes for her birthday party...

December 2, 2009 - WDBJ CBS-7
Roanoke native wins big on 'The Price is Right'
She graduated from Roanoke College and Hollins University and now a Roanoke native has something else to add to her resume, Price is Right contestant. Less than two years after April Lynch, an aspiring screenwriter moved to California from Roanoke, she's made it to the big...

December 1, 2009 - US News
Why the Rebound in the Economy Is Bad for Scholarship Applicants
Private colleges are likely to be less generous to applicants in spring...

November 2009

November 25, 2009 - Roanoke Times (AP)
Ex-Timesland softball stars leave Tech
Seeking more playing time, Abbie Rexrode and Hollee Warlitner decide to...

November 25, 2009 - Zvents
Benefit Performance For TOYS FOR TOTS
3:00p to 4:30p at Roanoke College, Salem, VA Theatre Roanoke College presents a benefit performance of the children's play Jack And The Wonderbeans, by Larry Snipes, adapted from the book by James...

November 20, 2009 - Roanoke Times (AP)
WVTF Book Club meets on Nov. 24
The November meeting of the WVTF book club will be special. The author of the novel under discussion will be on hand to moderate. WVTF book club will meet Tuesday,...

November 9, 2009 - Roanoke Times (AP)
Adrift no longer
"Sometimes at JMU and Tennessee, it was kind of like a chore. Here it's just fun. I feel like I can be myself." Nicci Moats | on transferring to Roanoke...

November 1, 2009 - Roanoke Times (AP)
Community theater guide
Our monthly guide to live theater in the Roanoke area. Be sure to check out the Calendar in Inside Out every Thursday for the most current...

October 2009

October 29, 2009 - CQ Politics
Race Rating Change: GOP Victory In Virginia Likely
Bob McDonnell and Creigh Deeds, the nominees in Tuesday’s election for Virginia governor, were opponents four years ago in a state attorney general’s election so close that Republican McDonnell wasn’t confirmed as the winner until four days before...

October 29, 2009 - Time Magazine Blogs
VA Gov Poll: McDonnell +17
Five days to go and another new poll finds Bob McDonnell (R) leading by double digits. The GOP nominee leads Democrat Creigh Deeds by 17 points in the Roanoke College Poll...

October 29, 2009 - Rockbridgeweekly.com
Law Professor's New Book Chronicles Execution of Juvenile Offender
When Chris Thomas was executed by the Commonwealth of Virginia in January 2000 for a brutal double murder he committed at the age of 17, he became one of the last juvenile offenders put to death before the...

October 29, 2009 - The Choice - New York Times Blog
Cautionary Advice Before Hitting the Early Decision Button
Elizabeth Pleshette, a former admissions officer at Columbia University, is director of college counseling at the Latin School of Chicago. If I ruled the world – and who am I kidding, my children don’t even listen to me — I would do away with colleges’ binding early decision programs, or at least the...

October 21, 2009 - C-SPAN.ORG
Virginia Governor's Debate
Virginia gubernatorial candidates Creigh Deeds (D) and Bob McDonnell (R) participated in a debate at Roanoke College in Salem,...