Roanoke College students participate in the Salem Christmas Parade. Dining Services wins the business category at the Gingerbread Festival. 

Roanoke and Salem host the NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Soccer Championships on Friday-Saturday, December 2-3 at Kerr Stadium. Welcome Brandeis University, Calvin College, Messiah College, The University of Chicago, The University of St. Thomas, Tufts University, and Washington University - St. Louis.

The Virginia Index of Consumer Sentiment is down three points since August, the measure's record high. Sentiment is above the preliminary national November value of 91.6. A sizable drop in optimism about the future is largely offset by growth in sentiments about current household finances and economic conditions. 

Woodward entertained a crowd with analysis and anecdotes from the presidential election and his own stories of interviews with past presidents.

Roanoke senior Rebecca Hudon has been named a Rhodes Scholar finalist -- Roanoke's first Rhodes finalist in more than 100 years. She interviews with the regional Rhodes committee in Indianapolis, later this week.

The students of the Historical Society, established in 1875 by Roanoke College founder Dr. David Bittle himself, celebrated the college's founding and our first President's birthday.

Adventurer Sean Burch '92 has achieved his eighth world record by completing 31 first ascents of previously unclimbed Himalayan mountains in the Humla District in western Nepal.

Dr. Chad Morris and Dr. Kelly Anderson were selected to be presenters at the 51st annual National Collegiate Honors Council in Seattle, Washington.

Two political experts - Bob Woodward and Heath Brown - will discuss the meaning of the election and the presidential transition process on Nov. 16 and Nov. 17.

Election Day 2016 is upon us and Roanoke College will be tracking the results in a variety of ways. WRKE election night coverage, Public Affairs Society Decision 2016 Watch Party and Dr. Wilson on WDBJ7. Next week, Bob Woodward visits campus for post-election analysis on Nov. 17.