In partnership with LCI Language Centers, an English school for international students opens on campus.

At her Shell Oil internship, Kelsey Dever worked on the testing and pilot of the new mobile payment app, CurrentC.

Several Roanoke faculty members led an academic discussion of the Syrian conflict, the refugee crisis, the Paris attacks, and the Roanoke mayor's position.

In Virginia, likely Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is tied with Republican hopeful Ben Carson and statistically tied with Marco Rubio, but leads Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, and Ted Cruz. Also, Virginians favor reinstating parole and other criminal justice reforms. 

Consumers plan to spend the same amount of money or more this holiday season, compared with other years.

On Nov. 17, Roanoke College celebrated its long history and its founder and first president, the Rev. David Bittle. Nov. 17 was Founders Day, which marked Bittle's 204^th birthday.

Four students were in Paris when the attacks occurred but they are safe. One Roanoke student who is studying in Belgium comments on his decision to stay in Europe for the remainder of the semester, despite terrorist threats in the country.

"Journey Stories" is produced by Museum on Main Street, a program by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service which partners with state humanities councils to bring historical exhibitions to small towns.  

Roanoke students are collecting books for the Books on Buses literacy program through December.

"Around the World" is the theme of the ninth annual President's Ball on Saturday.