Category: out-and-about-2

By Audrey Javan When there are no bright colors or jaunty music to distract you from how dark it already is outside, the living room can be such a glum place. Even if you have multicolored lights strung up around the room and a poinsettia that you don’t know how to care for valiantly holding…

By Layney Keesee I developed an allergy to peanuts when I was a toddler. When I tell people this, I get mixed reactions. As one of the top eight most common allergies in the United States, peanuts are involved in both way more and way fewer food products than one would think. While not that…

Article and Graphic by Nimet Betul Karatas Going on an adventure abroad can be one of the best times of your college life, and studying abroad is the perfect opportunity to get out there. As exciting as it is, however, it is natural for the idea of studying abroad to come with some uncertainties. I…

NROTC Fall Ball Ceremony Commemorates the Founding of the Marine Corps By Bran Poster While civilians digested candy on the day after Halloween, the NC State, Duke, and Chapel Hill Naval ROTCs were deployed on a very special mission: a birthday ball. Midshipmen, officers and guests convened at Hilton Garden Inn on November 1 to…

By Libby Coker, Graphic by Bridget Bauman Growing up, I had always been captivated by the 1996 film, Twister. I mean, who doesn’t love a good ol’ tornado classic. First was The Wizard of Oz, then came Twister, and now we have Twisters. Something about these natural disaster movies just screams classic, although it may…

By Grace Warner There’s no shortage of coffee shops around campus. I’ve explored each unique coffee shop on Hillsborough Street and compiled a list of my favorites, stretching from about Nelson Hall to Tompkins. Whether you’ve got an exam the next day, friends to see or just a craving for a good cup of coffee,…

By Chase Alston The time has come. We think four years is a long time, but truthfully time is fleeting and moving at such a rapid pace that it’s hard to grasp what is around the corner. Voting for the 2024 election is soon ahead of us, and even if November 5 seems like a…

Article and Photo by Justin Isaiah Iriarte Introduction Hello all and welcome back to Roundabites! I want to start this off by saying that the week I made this pho had been the busiest of my semester thus far. With exams, countless homework assignments, club commitments and my weekly breakfast with friends, I knew I…

Article and Photo by Justin Isaiah Iriarte Introduction Welcome, readers, to the first installment of a brand new column for Roundabout magazine, Roundabites. I, Justin Iriarte, want to use this platform to share my lifelong love of cooking (and eating) with others and to share my take on various recipes requested by Roundabout staff members,…

Insight on the first week of class and what you can do to get a head start into Wolfpack Welcome Week. By Sophia Buckner It’s your first week of college. You have just spent your entire summer mentally preparing yourself for this stressful, yet exciting time. With this new experience also comes new people, geography…