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May classes gives Roanoke students a world of experiences
This month, students are writing about Cambodian travel, exploring farm life, touring national parks across the United States, studying marine biology in Mexico and more during Roanoke's May Term courses.

RC Poll: Va Consumer Optimism Grows, Long Term Inflation Expectations Rise
The Roanoke College Poll: consumer sentiment is up despite the sequester; Northern Va and Tidewater lead with Southside and Shenandoah Valley more cautious.

Legendary Roanoke College Coach Homer Bast passes away
UPDATED: C. Homer Bast, a legend at Roanoke for his work in the classroom and on the track, passed away May 20. He was 98 years old. His funeral is scheduled for Saturday, May 25 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Salem.

Roanoke students to dive into summer research
This summer, 14 Summer Scholars will do research ranging from observing bird populations at the Roanoke River to analyzing bilingual children's stories and assessing the impact of school nutrition polices in Palau.

Pace appointed as General Counsel, Mac Johnson to retire after fall semester
President Maxey announced to the campus on May 15 the appointment of G. Michael Pace, Jr. as Roanoke's first General Counsel and the upcoming retirement of McMillan H. "Mac" Johnson '70.

Watch Graves, Janney compete live at the NCAA track and field championship [Blog Article]
The 2013 Division III NCAA Track and Field championship in LaCrosse, Wis., is May 23-25 and representing Roanoke College this year is senior Carmen Graves and freshman Alexis Janney.

Roanoke junior to make cross country bike trek this summer [Blog Article]
Will Groth '14 began biking four years ago with the sole purpose of staying in shape. Last year, he bought a road bike and joined the Adventure Cycling Association.






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Sat, 5/25/2013
Janney and Graves NCAA Div. III Track & Field prelims. Janney 13th and Graves advances to the finals Saturday afternoon. Go on over to Maroon Athletics for video interviews, videos of the races and more. And tune in live on Saturday! Go Maroons! Link - 22 people like this
Fri, 5/24/2013
Tune in at this online web stream to watch RC track athletes Alexis Janney and Carmen Graves compete today in the trials of the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championship! Janney races the 400-meters at 5:50 p.m. (Central Time), and Graves runs the 800-meters at 7:10 p.m. (Central Time). Go Maroons! Link - 13 people like this
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May 16, 2013
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